"When technology executive Logan Maley returned to the office after her first child in 2018, she had an ideal setup: She worked four days a week in a private office with a mini fridge and blackout blinds so she could pump milk at her desk, but her heart still broke being away from her infant daughter. Then came the COVID-19 pandemic. She could have breakfast and lunch with her daughter and put her down for naps."
"No longer torn between being professionals and parents, she and her husband decided the time was right to have a second child. "We were both at home and we thought we might as well while the world is falling apart," Maley said. Researchers heard that sentiment so often, they decided to study it. They say their findings suggest a "positive relationship" between the recent trend in remote and hybrid work schedules and having kids."
"which analyzed data from 19,000 workers in 38 countries. Couples who work from home, even just one day a week, are more likely to conceive and more likely to plan to have children in the future than those who commute to the office five days a week, the study found. Even when only one person works from home, the couple was still more likely to have a child."
Flexible remote and hybrid work schedules correlate with higher conception and intended childbearing among couples, even when only one partner works from home. Working from home allowed parents to share childcare duties, eat meals together, attend naps, and reduce missing early milestones, which improved presence at home and focus at work. The United States birth rate fell to 1.6 in 2024, but remote work coincided with roughly 80,000 additional U.S. births between 2021 and 2025. Analysis of data from 19,000 workers in 38 countries shows that even one work-from-home day per week increases the likelihood of conceiving and planning future children.
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