A YouGov poll released ahead of Mother’s Day has revealed that 61 per cent of mums in Scotland didn’t share their own journey to becoming a parent with their own mum.

Commissioned by UK pregnancy charity Tommy’s as part of its We See A Mum campaign, the poll revealed ‘embarrassment’, it being ‘too personal’ and ‘not having that type of relationship with their mum’ as the top reasons for keeping the journey a secret.

The survey is part of the charity’s Mother’s Day campaign We See A Mum to highlight the different ways people become parents, the struggles faced by some and the complex range of emotions triggered by their experiences.

Mother’s Day poll shows more than half of Scottish mums kept their pregnancy a secret