A behavioral economic demand analysis of mothers' decision to exclusively breastfeed in the workplace.

ABSTRACT: The present study determined whether behavioral economic demand analysis could characterize mothers' decision to exclusively breastfeed in the workplace. Females, aged between 18 and 50 who have given birth in the past three years, completed a novel demand task with hypothetical scenarios, in which they returned to work with a 2-month-old baby. Participants rated their likelihood of breastfeeding their baby at a workplace lactation room versus formula-feeding their baby at their desk. The distance to the lactation room ranged from 10 s to 60 min. This assessment was conducted with and without hypothetical financial incentives for 6-month exclusive breastfeeding. Primary dependent measures were demand intensity and change in demand elasticity, which could conceptually represent initiation a

SUBMITTER: Hayashi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9253090 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature