Rachida Dati, the French justice minister, returned to work just five days after giving birth to a baby girl by caesarean section. Paris correspondent Angelique Chrisafis looks at the politics behind her decision, and health editor Sarah Boseley explains the benefits of maternity leave.
‘She’s showing no signs of slowing down’
Health editor Sarah Boseley and Paris correspondent Angelique Chrisafis on why the French justice minister should have taken maternity leave