However, a recent survey of RCM midwives’ union health and safety reps revealed that even in maternity services workplaces, which people would understandably expect “to be one of the most supportive around all things pregnancy and breastfeeding”, new mothers returning to work face barriers to continuing breastfeeding. In fact, says the union, midwives and maternity support workers can face even greater barriers due to shift patterns, workloads, little or no time to express milk, and nowhere to store it safely.