Lower-income women are also forced to work very soon after birth (at least in the US where there is no guaranteed maternity benefits), in jobs that forbid breas

Lower-income women are also forced to work very soon after birth (at least in the US where there is no guaranteed maternity benefits), in jobs that forbid breastfeeding. Maybe it's because I'm a dad, but I would have no problem if the bank teller happened to have a baby latched onto her breast while she was processing my deposit. Many office jobs would not be significantly impaired if a mom were to bring in her infant. I think it's sad that we've constructed a society that has become very hostile to children (and elderly but that's a topic for a different day). Contrast with rural Asian cultures where you see babies strapped to the backs of their moms while they are in the rice fields or conducting commerce. If anything, carrying a child around during work in those conditions is "more inconvenient" than in our modern places of work.