Financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: multicentre randomised controlled trial

Abstract Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of financial incentives dependent on continuous smoking abstinence on smoking cessation and birth outcomes among pregnant smokers. Design: Single blind, randomised controlled trial. Setting: Financial Incentive for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy (FISCP) trial in 18 maternity wards in France. Participants: 460 pregnant smokers aged at least 18 years who smoked ≥5 cigarettes/day or ≥3 roll-your-own cigarettes/day and had a pregnancy gestation of <18 weeks were randomised to a financial incentives group (n=231) or a