there are too many parts . as mit points out on its website : the motor is loud . mit will attempt to solve one of biggest issues for working mothers — the breast pumps and make the act of pumping less awkward . mit says that maternal and neonatal health is a space that ā€œ lags behind others ā€ in innovation , and they want to change that . it was rhythmic , like the sound of an old dot matrix printer . you ca n’t lay down and pump . they are hard to clean . volunteer li zhiai , 30 , pumps breast milk to donate , to support breastfeeding at the guangzhou women and children 's medical centre in the southern chinese city of guangzhou . as i opened the door , i was confronted with the image of my wife holding two plastic funnels over her breasts with a big frown across her face .