Today's Reuters News Service has a piece on labor stress and lactation
initiation.  It is rather positive.  These pieces are usually sent to local
newspapers, but are usually edited deeply, often making positive into
negative.  It will be interesting to see if this one gets out.

A bit of it: (Take note of the recommendation in the second paragraph.)

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee

NEW YORK, Aug 07 (Reuters) -- Women who have given birth for the first
time, and those who have had particularly long and stressful labors, tend
to take longer to produce milk for their newborns, according to a study.

The findings suggest that these women may benefit from additional advice or
assistance -- from lactation experts, for example -- when they begin
nursing their infants, conclude researchers. [researchers, Dr. Dorothy C.
Chen and colleagues at the University of California at Davis.]

Numerous studies have found that nursing is beneficial for both babies and
mothers. Infants can digest and use the nutrients in breast milk more
easily than those in cow's milk, for instance, and breast milk contains
antibodies that help protect newborns from infections. Breast feeding is
also associated with a lower risk of breast cancer.
...
"We recommend that mothers who are at high risk because of the events that
occur during childbirth be targeted for extra breast-feeding guidance and
follow-up during the early postpartum period because education and
intervention have been shown to improve breast-feeding success," Chen and
colleagues conclude. SOURCE: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
1998;68:335-344.
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