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Peer Reviewed Journals
Becker, G. E. Measuring Mothers’ Viewpoints of Breast Pump Usage. International Journal of Environmental
Research and Public Health 18(8): 3883, (2021). View
Becker, G. E. Marketing Breastfeeding Substitutes: A Discussion Document. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(24): 9239, (2020). View
Becker, G. E., G. Quinlan, F. Ward and E. J. O’Sullivan (2020). Dietitians supporting breastfeeding: a survey of education, skills, knowledge and attitudes. Irish Journal of Medical Science. 190, 711-722, (2021) View
Becker, G. E. and Y. Ryan-Fogarty. Environmental impact of bottles, teats, and packaging in maternity units. BMJ 367: l6331 (2019). View
Ryan-Fogarty Y, Becker G, Moles R, O’Regan B. Backcasting to Identify Food Waste Prevention and Mitigation Opportunities for Infant Feeding in the Irish Maternity Service (2017) Waste Management, 61: 405-414, (2017) View
Becker G, Ryan-Fogarty Y. Reliance on Pumped Mother’s Milk Has an Environmental Impact. Children 3 (3), E14, (2016). View
Becker G. The Potential Impact of Reliance on Expressed Milk Feeding for Maternal and Child Health, editorial. Children 3 (4), 25, (2016). View
Becker GE, Smith HA,
Cooney F. Methods of milk expression for lactating women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (2016), Issue 9. Art. No.:
CD006170. View (First
published in 2008, updated in 2011, 2015, 2016)
Smith HA, Becker GE.
Early additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed full-term infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2016),
Issue 8. Art. No.: CD006462. View Previously Becker GE, Remmington T. Early additional food and fluids for
healthy breastfed full-term infants. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2014 (update of 2011 review), Issue 11.
Becker GE. Does the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) make a difference in Ireland? National Institute of Health Sciences Research Bulletin 3(4):43, (2013). View
Commissioned reports
Becker G.E, Desk review of the current infant and young child feeding
related practices and services provided in Timor-Leste, for UNICEF Timor-Leste,
2019.
O’Sullivan EJ, Becker G, Quinlan G, Ward F. Breastfeeding-Related
Training, Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes of Irish Dietitians: a Survey of INDI
Members, for Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute Paediatric Group. 2019.
Becker G.E. Scoping review of curricula and competencies related to
maternal, infant and young child nutrition in the midwifery training, for
UNICEF Papua New Guinea and Ministry of Health. 2019
Becker G.E, Desk review of the current breastfeeding related practices and
services provided in global and an individual country context, and Recommendations for further development. UNICEF and
Ministry of Health (an individual country), 2018.
Becker G.E Accreditation Programme and BFHI Mongolia Collaboration
–Proposal for process and implementation. UNICEF and National Centre for Public
Health, Mongolia. 2018.
Becker G.E, Case study BFHI in
Ireland, in Country Experiences with the Baby-friendly
Hospital Initiative: Compendium of case studies from around the world.
UNICEF/WHO 2017. View
Becker G.E, Expression of breast
milk: Research evidence background. Prepared for the World Alliance for
Breastfeeding Action (WABA), Penang, Malaysia. 2016
Becker G.E. WABA/ILCA Chris Mulford Past Fellows’ survey and report for
future directions. 2015
Becker G.E, Mumford S, Cahill G. Review and recommendations for national
standards for the provision of best
evidence based breastfeeding education and training at pre-service and
in-service levels. Project plan for the development of multidisciplinary
standards for health workers in assisting breastfeeding. Report to National Breastfeeding Strategy Implementation
Committee (Ireland), March 2010. View
Becker G.E, Boyle, C. A review and scoping out of the implications for
extension of the Baby-friendly Initiative to community health care settings in
Ireland. Report of Project to HSE Population Health (Health Promotion)
Directorate, December 2007. View extract
Fallon M and Becker GE. Interim report of the National Committee on Breastfeeding, May 2003. Health Promotion Unit, Department of Health and Children, Dublin.View
Published Education, Training and Guidance Materials
Maternal Nutrition Model
Chapter for health professional training courses. Nutrition section, UNICEF South Asia Pacific Regional Office. 2020
Maternal Infant and Young Child
Feeding – Midwifery Educators’ Resource Pack. Developed for UNICEF Papua New Guinea and Ministry of Health. 2019
Resources and tools for the Baby Friendly Hospital/Health Initiative in Ireland (1999 – 2017)
including: competency guide for health workers, International Code of Marketing
of Breast-milk Substitutes in a Baby-Friendly Hospital, Self-appraisal for
breastfeeding supportive paediatric unit, Self-appraisal for breastfeeding
supportive health service workplace, BFHI as a component of National Standards
for Safer Better Healthcare, Infant feeding policy, Policy orientation session,
Antenatal discussion checklist, Maintaining standards after designation as a
Baby-Friendly Hospital (monitoring and reassessment), Action Planning for
quality improvement projects, External assessor guidance and training
materials, and other resources. View
Responsive infant and young child feeding. Resource module for home visitors, International Step by Step Association, The Netherlands on behalf of UNICEF CEE/CIS Regional Office. 2016. View
Breastfeeding: A Key to Sustainable Development, Action Folder, section contributor Survival, Health, and Wellbeing. WABA World Breastfeeding Week 2016 View
Critical Appraisal of
Breastfeeding Research, on-line advance practice
course, Health e-Learning, Brisbane, Australia 2010, updated 2015 now Montreal,
Quebec View
Standards and criteria and
assessment tools for a Baby Friendly Primary Care Services (2014) View
BFHI materials: Revised, Updated and Expanded for Integrated Care UNICEF/WHO 2006-2009 View
Food and Nutrition Guidelines for Pre-school Services, Co-author. Health Promotion Unit, Dept of Health.
2004 View
Complementary Feeding Counselling: a training course WHO 2004 View
Nutritional Care for People Living with HIV/AIDS – materials for course facilitators WHO/FAO 2003
Living well with HIV/AIDS: A manual on nutritional care
and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. Co-author. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO/WHO) 2002 View
HIV and Infant
Feeding Counselling: a training course. WHO/UNICEF/UNAIDS 2000. View
Breastfeeding Promotion and Support - materials for
health professionals.
ed. Becker & Kelleher. Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University
College Galway, Ireland 1997. (Self-study pack)
Other publications:
Publicity and member resource packs for marketing and celebrating international IBCLC Day, 2011- 2013 for the International Lactation Consultant Association: “IBCLCs: Shaping the Future”, “IBCLCs make an Impact”, “Connect with IBCLCs the Experts in Breastfeeding Care”.
BFHI Link – newsletter of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Ireland, editor 1999-2017. Three to four issues a year, can be viewed at http://www.babyfriendly.ie
Becker, G E, Assessing health worker performance in assisting a mother to learn skills of hand expression of breast milk. PhD thesis, Medical Education Unit, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, 2008. View
