New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Have they better options today? By S C? Dhall

Increasing expenditure together with the need to devote more time and energy both in taking care of parents and raising kids are key reasons why as many as 35 per cent working mothers in urban India avoid considering a second child .

Considering the stresses of modern marriage and job pressures, the cost of raising children are key reasons why many mothers want to stop after their first child and decide not to add to their families.

A random survey was carried out in 10 cities of - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow and Mumbai - during the course of the past month to gauge how much time working mothers generally spent ...