I would be a bit concerned about pumping immediately after the birth 
- there is no nutritional urgency with a healthy newborn, and I would 
worry that the intervention of a pump is intrusive....the early hours 
with a newborn are precious, and can we not be content with letting 
mother and baby find their way to starting their new breastfeeding 
relationship gently and without pressure?

I accept the physiological fact that a totally non-feeding baby may 
miss out on a bolus of colostrum, but I would want this balanced 
against the effects of introducing a mechanical 'thing' into this 
burgeoning relationship.

What do others think?

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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