Funding
The Breastmilk Epigenetic Cohort Study (BECS) is being organised by the BECS research team and sponsored by Imperial College London. The first phase of BECS is being funded by the Medical Research Council through a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowship, awarded to Dr Natalie Shenker in 2019 (p76489).
Ethical Approvals
The study was first reviewed by patient representatives and milk donors and edited accordingly. The BECS study, namely the prospective cohort study, was reviewed by the Wales Research Ethics Committee and received favourable opinion on 29/01/2016 (REC reference: 15/WA/0409, IRAS ref: 165531). Ethical approval was successfully renewed in 2021.