I certainly hope there is some sarcasm intended with this. A world where raising children is turned into an industry (makes me think of Orwell&#x27;s 1984) is one that I would not enjoy being a part of.<p>It does however seem that the flow of the economy, the fact that no one is willing to slow down for anything, and everything needed to be finished yesterday, certainly hinders people from things such as  having children. Companies simply see a mother on maternity leave as an employee that isn&#x27;t producing, as cold as that sounds. It&#x27;s sad how emotionless companies can be when they&#x27;re focused solely on the dollar signs...