Regarding the recent thread on early pumping and consequences for 
milk production I came across the following related abstract:

Perinatol Reprod Hum. 1988 Jul-Sep;2(3):115-20.
[Breast feeding: impact of early mother-child post-partum contact]
[Article in Spanish]
Toussaint G, Casanueva E, Atkin LC, Avila-rosas H.

PIP: The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of early 
contact between mother and her newborn (during the 1st hour after 
birth) and the establishment and duration of breastfeeding, within 
the context of a rooming-in service which provides continuous 24 hour 
contact during postpartum hospitalization. 60 healthy pares were 
studied, 30 of which were provided with early contact and rooming-in, 
while the other 30 experienced regular rooming-in. Milk production 
was measured during the 1st 3 days postpartum. The early contact 
group had significantly greater milk production on the 1st day than 
the group with only rooming-in. However, by the 2nd and 3rd days, 
this difference was no longer present. These results suggest that the 
continued contact and demand feeding which rooming-in provides 
compensates for the initial advantage of the mothers early contact 
group. With respect to duration of lactation, 50% of the mothers were 
still breastfeeding at 6 months regardless of the group to which they 
belonged. It is concluded that the early contact has a positive 
effect on the establishment of milk production in the 1st day.
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Now, can anyone help me out with citations/abstracts on the 
protective effects of breastfeeding within the first hour and 
protection for the neonate - say against neonatal sepsis, NEC, 
respiratory tract or gastrointestinal infections?

Pamela Morrison IBCLC

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