I’ve heard the horror stories, yes horror, of moms going back to work just two weeks after giving birth. I am appalled by this reality. It is not legal in the US to separate a puppy from her mother prior to six weeks, but a mother can be expected to turn her baby over to the care of strangers so she can go back to work? Incredible. Disappointingly predictable. In the US, the workplace culture of 24/7, always-on-or-available work mode can be likened to cruel and unusual punishment. Her body hasn’t even healed yet. And this little life she just birthed needs her physical presence for his very survival.