Among some class of families, the employment of a wet-nurse for the breeding of a new born was a sign of status, as exemplified by an old custom of the Spanish Royal Family; on the other side of the social spectrum, to hold a position as wet-nurse in a foundling home was a sure job for women.
Entre la clase acomodada, el recurso a la nodriza era un signo de estatus no en vano era una costumbre acendrada de la Familia Real española, mientras que ese puesto era una vía de sustento para mujeres pobres al servicio de instituciones benéficas como las inclusas.