No COS has yet been developed in the area of breastfeeding. Systematic reviews on breastfeeding interventions consistently report that study endpoints in the available trials vary widely, making it impossible to pool data in a meaningful way. There needs to be consistency in trials and systematic reviews in the area of breastfeeding. Methods for COS development are evolving,but the first step in the process is to map out which outcomes have been reported thus far in trials and systematic reviews. The project encompasses three parts: first to conduct a systematic review to identify which outcomes are being reported currently in Cochrane systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials; secondly to use the information from the systematic review to inform a Delphi survey to develop a COS in the area of breastfeeding; and thirdly this COS will be implemented across all Cochrane reviews of breastfeeding interventions to ensure standardisation of clinically important outcomes.
ContributorsAll of this work is being co-ordinated by an international multi-disciplinary breastfeeding stakeholder group:
Christine East, Midwifery, Australia
Lisa Amir, GP, Lactation Consultant, Australia
Cath Chamberlain, Midwife, Australia
Clare Barnett, Project Officer, Germany
Mary Renfrew, Midwife, UK
Pat Hodinott, GP, Primary Care, UK
Leanne Jones, Associate Editor, Cochrane Pregnancy & Childbirth
Heather Whitford, Midwife, UK
Susan Tawia, Consumer & Manager Breastfeeding Information & Research, Australian Breastfeeding Association
Karen Edmond, Paediatrician, Australia
Disease Category: Pregnancy & childbirth
Disease Name: Breastfeeding
Age Range: 0 - 60
Sex: Either
Nature of Intervention: Any
- Clinical experts
- Consumers (caregivers)
- Researchers
- COS for clinical trials or clinical research
- Delphi process
- Systematic review
This COS is for breastfeeding infants up to one year and breastfeeding mothers.
Any intervention whose main purpose was to support women and infants to breastfeed. The intervention may have been given during pregnancy and/or the postnatal period (including immediately after delivery) up until one year postpartum.
The project encompasses three parts: first to conduct a systematic review to identify which outcomes are being reported currently in Cochrane systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials (completed); secondly to use the information from the systematic review to inform a Delphi survey to develop a COS in the area of breastfeeding (ongoing); and thirdly this COS will be implemented across all Cochrane reviews of breastfeeding interventions to ensure standardisation of clinically important outcomes.