I've just been reading a review of practices which promote or inhibit
breastfeeding in "Enabling Women to Breastfeed" (Renfrew, Woolridge,
Ross McGill) - no doubt covering the same ground as the review you
have. While it is quite clear that there is little support for a
"critical period" during which women must breastfeed, the review finds
no evidence to suggest that if the mother does not feed immediately,
she cannot establish effective breastfeeding.
I haven't yet found a reference to any study which substantiates that
not breastfeeding within an hour of birth is associated with shorter
breastfeeding durations. Probably because it would be unethical to
conduct a randomised controlled trial in which babies were prevented
from feeding.

Jessica
Trainee Supporter,
The Breastfeeding Network
London, UK

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