Trial reportBMC pregnancy and childbirth2014
Healthcare providers' views on the acceptability of financial incentives for breastfeeding: a qualitative study.
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- Evidence for incentive-based strategies to promote breastfeeding: a systematic literature review of randomised controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
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- Valuing breastfeeding: a qualitative study of women's experiences of a financial incentive scheme for breastfeeding.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Trial
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- Community pharmacists' support for nursing mothers in Serbia: potential cost savings due to breastfeeding continuation.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The economic cost consequences of suboptimal infant and young child feeding practices: a scoping review.Health policy and planning · 2024Article
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- Racial and socioeconomic disparities in breast milk feedings in US neonatal intensive care units.Pediatric research · 2021Review
- Understanding health behaviour in pregnancy and infant feeding intentions in low-income women from the UK through qualitative visual methods and application to the COM-B (Capability, Opportunity, Motivation-Behaviour) model.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Women's preferences for alternative financial incentive schemes for breastfeeding: A discrete choice experiment.PloS one · 2018Article
- Breast pumps as an incentive for breastfeeding: a mixed methods study of acceptability.Maternal & child nutrition · 2016Article
- Acceptability of financial incentives for health behaviour change to public health policymakers: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2016Article
- Acceptability of Financial Incentives for Health Behaviours: A Discrete Choice Experiment.PloS one · 2016Article
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- Acceptability of financial incentives for breastfeeding: thematic analysis of readers' comments to UK online news reports.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Article
- Markets, breastfeeding and trade in mothers' milk.International breastfeeding journal · 2015Article
- Capturing Public Opinion on Public Health Topics: A Comparison of Experiences from a Systematic Review, Focus Group Study, and Analysis of Online, User-Generated Content.Frontiers in public health · 2015Article
- Food security for infants and young children: an opportunity for breastfeeding policy?International breastfeeding journal · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite a gradual increase in breastfeeding rates, overall in the UK there are wide variations, with a trend towards breastfeeding rates at 6-8 weeks remaining below 40% in less affluent areas. While financial incentives have been used with varying success to encourage positive health related behaviour change, there is little research on their use in encouraging breastfeeding. In this paper, we report on healthcare providers' views around whether using financial incentives in areas with low breastfeeding rates would be acceptable in principle. This research was part of a larger project looking at the development and feasibility testing of a financial incentive scheme for breastfeeding in preparation for a cluster randomised controlled trial.
methodsFifty-three healthcare providers were interviewed about their views on financial incentives for breastfeeding. Participants were purposively sampled to include a wide range of experience and roles associated with supporting mothers with infant feeding. Semi-structured individual and group interviews were conducted. Data were analysed thematically drawing on the principles of Framework Analysis.
resultsThe key theme emerging from healthcare providers' views on the acceptability of financial incentives for breastfeeding was their possible impact on 'facilitating or impeding relationships'. Within this theme several additional aspects were discussed: the mother's relationship with her healthcare provider and services, with her baby and her family, and with the wider community. In addition, a key priority for healthcare providers was that an incentive scheme should not impact negatively on their professional integrity and responsibility towards women.
conclusionHealthcare providers believe that financial incentives could have both positive and negative impacts on a mother's relationship with her family, baby and healthcare provider. When designing a financial incentive scheme we must take care to minimise the potential negative impacts that have been highlighted, while at the same time recognising the potential positive impacts for women in areas where breastfeeding rates are low.
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