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The 33-year-old mum, who works at an East Lancashire warehouse, is currently on maternity leave after giving birth to her second child last year

A new survey found that almost half of new parents have got into debt over childcare expenses and 25 per cent of mothers on maternity leave are skipping meals to cut costs.

Women should receive the equivalent of the national minimum wage of £10.42 an hour, ministers were told.

A quarter (25%) of women on maternity leave say they have gone without eating – sometimes all day – so they can afford to feed their families, according to a grim survey

Mothers brushing their teeth to curb hunger cravings, only eating toast all day, and consuming kids’ leftovers

A survey by charity Maternity Action on behalf of Unison shows that a quarter of women on maternity leave say they have gone without eating, sometimes all day, so they can afford to feed their families.

Unison and Maternity Action said the statutory weekly amount should be increased to £364.70

Unison believes that statutory maternity pay should increase to £364.70 a week, as many mothrs are facing financial hardship.

Women who were forced to give birth in UK by visa delays say ministers promised they would not be penalised