[silvestrov]

I would add another item:

Today you need to be "the perfect mother". Just "being a parent" isn't good enough anymore for the middleclass.

Today's grandparents spend their time and money on themselves instead of helping out.

So not only do you need to be perfect as a parent, there is also less support from the people who have done this once before.

If does not help much to consult the internet as you will mostly get told the world is about to fall apart if your kid gets as much as a skin rash.