Lifestyle | breast feeding Breast May Be Best, But Pumps Get All the Attention Companies praised for allowing women to pump ... but contact has no substitute By Sarah Quinn Posted Jan 12, 2009 3:54 PM CST Copied Jessica Salazar holds twins Matias, left, and Josue, as they take part in a breastfeeding contest in Lima, Peru, Aug. 26, 2008. (AP Photo) The push for regulations that give US moms a place and time to pump their breast milk overlooks a major part of the age-old breast-feeding debate, Jill Lepore writes in the New Yorker. “Is it the mother, or her milk, that matters more to the baby?” Lepore asks. High-tech pumps and office “lactation rooms” promote a woman’s right to work more than anything else, she argues. If encouraging breast-feeding is the goal, we should address the real obstacles: limited maternity leave and few workplace day-care centers. “Something you plug into a wall socket is a far cry from a whisper and a kiss,” Lepore writes. Regardless, the tide is likely to turn again: Breast-feeding has come in and out of fashion for centuries. Read These Next A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. Backlash for Trump nominee who said he has 'a Nazi streak.' The massive AWS failure exposed a big problem with the internet. A man ended up dead after trying to steal from Spirit Halloween. Report an error