When did we start thinking about society’s “concern” for us as new mothers. I had 5 babies and made it just fine. Don’t remember ever once wondering if there was concern out there for me. What is society supposed to do for us??
A French friend of mine who is pregnant commented the other day that in France -- if you're pregnant, you are normally not left to wait in line, at coffee shops, at the grocery store, wherever. You're the first to be seated at restaurant, people are expected to help carry your bags, etc...But in the states, no one bats an eye.
(Keep in mind that this is Los Angeles, I assume places elsewhere in America may be more polite...And that she has plenty of complaints about France too...But in this regard, and in terms of maternal care after giving birth at hospital and things. France wins.)