Breastfeeding Expert Group (BEG)
In October 2003, the Early Years Learning Network convened a Breastfeeding Expert Group (BEG). This group's remit was to assemble best available evidence to support efforts to increase rates in breastfeeding initiation and duration.
The membership of the BEG was deliberately multi-agency and multidisciplinary, comprising policy-makers, practitioners and academics, all with interest and expertise in breastfeeding issues.
This broad spectrum of members' interests was fundamental to ensuring that the BEG focused on evidence that would be useful to those working in the field, whether in policy, planning, or in practice.
At the same time, the BEG's membership provided an opportunity to capitalise on the respective strengths of a wide range of professional roles, including those with expertise in critically appraising, and synthesising evidence.
As the Early Years National Learning Network has a specific remit to disseminate lessons learned from Starting Well, two of the project's health visitors are members of this group.
The reports from this group were published during autumn 2006.
Breastfeeding initiation and duration: An introduction to the review of the literaturebetween 1990 and 2005
Psychosocial factors associated with breastfeeding: A review of breastfeeding publications between 1990-2005
Measuring factors associated with breastfeeding: A review of breastfeeding publications between 1990-2005
Breastfeeding in neonatal units: A review of breastfeeding publications between 1990-2005
Infant Feeding: A review of qualitative studies exploring psychosocial factors relating to infant feeding and the breastfeeding of babies in neonatal units 1990-2005
Infant Feeding: A review of qualitative studies exploring psychosocial factors relating to infant feeding and the breastfeeding of babies
in neonatal units 1990-2005 - Appendices
Notes from group meetings can be downloaded using the links below.
BEG Members
Meeting 1 (2 October 2003)
Meeting 2 (7 November 2003)
Meeting 3 (5 December 2003)
Meeting 4 (22 January 2004)
Meeting 5 (26 May 2004)
Meeting 6 (6 September 2004)
Meeting 7 (13 October 2004)
Meeting 8 (23 November 2004)
Meeting 9 (17 January 2005)
Meeting 10 (19 April 2005)
Meeting 11 (6 June 2005)
Meeting 12 (3 October 2005)
Meeting 13 (7 November 2005)