Well I'm not sure how things work in America, but over here thanks to the price of houses, most mothers have to go back to work after six months maternity leave. I'm sure alot of them would love to be able to go to the pub if they weren't so damn tired and broke!
I've always felt that children should have two parents that are committed to each other and to looking after their children. However, today we have a huge number of single parent families with some of the mothers being practically children themselves and babies seem to be seem as the latest accessory along with those annoying little dogs and pink mobile phones. Obviously the other side of the coin is a huge increase in divorce because the mothers have had to work and work to pay the bills and in the end something has to give and it sadly seems to be the marriage. So then two houses have to be bought thus increasing the demand and prices in housing and - well I'm sure you can see this vicious circle!
I'm sure looking after a baby is dull at times but from what I've heard from friends, apparently it's worth all the hassle.