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Listen up, working moms: A new study shows that mixing work and motherhood may be good for your health. Researchers assessed women at age 26 and again at 54, checking health and body mass index (a measure of body fat based on height and weight). In addition, the women were asked roughly every ten years about their employment and relationship status and whether they had kids. The results: Working mothers in a steady relationship reported having fewer health problems and being in better shape than other women. "Our findings suggest that good health is more often the result of combining work and family roles," says lead study author Anne McMunn, PhD, MPH, a senior research fellow at University College London