Attitudes of mothers and health care providers towards behavioural interventions promoting breastfeeding uptake: A systematic review of qualitative and mixed-method studies Rojas García, Antonio Lingeman, Sabrina Kassianos, Angelos P. Acceptability Behaviour change techniques Breastfeeding intervention Mother Qualitative synthesis Systematic review Additional supporting information can be found online in the Supporting Information section at the end of this article. Purpose: Recommendations for exclusive breastfeeding are not often adhered to despite the robust evidence of its benefits. This systematic review aims to collate evidence on the attitudes mothers and health care providers have towards breastfeeding interventions to understand what aspects best contribute to acceptability and feasibility. Methods: This review further investigates the value of identifiable behaviour change techniques (BCTs) to uncover which components of an intervention are perceived to be most useful and acceptable. The main biomedical databases were searched, and 17 (n = 17) studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: A total of nine BCTs were identified within the interventions. The thematic analysis produced four main domains: usefulness, accessibility, value and sustainabil- ity. Women discussed the importance of the support they received in these interventions and demonstrated a positive view towards three BCTs: ‘social support (unspecified)’, ‘instruction on how to perform behaviour’ and ‘demon- stration of behaviour’. Additionally, women highlighted the benefit of personal, non-clinical and flexible emotional and practical support from peers, lactation consultants and support groups. Health care providers echoed these opinions and specifically highlighted the usefulness of interventions that allowed for continuity of care and more personal breast- feeding support. Conclusions: These findings suggest that ongoing practical as well as emotional support is crucial for standard in-hospital support to succeed at increasing breastfeeding rates. Future research would need to better understand the nuances of the interventions among women and providers to enhance their implementation. 2023-05-25T10:57:49Z 2023-05-25T10:57:49Z 2023-05 info:eu-repo/semantics/article Rojas-García, A., Lingeman, S. & Kassianos, A. P. (2023). Attitudes of mothers and health care providers towards behavioural interventions promoting breastfeeding uptake: A systematic review of qualitative and mixed-method studies. British Journal of Health Psychology, 00, 1–20. [https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12663] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/81825 10.1111/bjhp.12663 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Wiley