Breastfeeding can be a stressful and painful process. Can a generation of female tech professionals create devices to change that?
Breastfeeding is a complex subject. Looking at the big, societal picture, there are the endless news stories on the subject, veering from women being shamed for feeding their babies in public, to making strides towards normalising it. There are the so-called “breastfeeding wars” and related moral judgements; just this month, the Royal College of Midwives updated its advice to clarify that a woman’s choice about how to feed her baby “must be respected”. And that’s because – looking at the small, personal picture – breastfeeding can be bloody difficult. More than difficult, in fact; it can be complicated, painful and stressful.
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