Research Article
Antenatal Weight Management: Women’s Experiences, Behaviours, and Expectations of Weighing in Early Pregnancy
Table 4
Participants’ feelings about sources of information during pregnancy on weight, diet, and exercise, by BMI classification at recruitment.
| Themes | BMI < 18 kg/m2 () | BMI 18–24.9 kg/m2 () | BMI ≥ 25–29.9 kg/m2 () | BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 () |
| General adequacy | | | | | Generally fine/good/plenty | | 14 (20.3%) | 11 (25.6%) | 4 (16.7%) | Generally not sufficient | | 8 (11.6%) | 4 (9.3%) | 2 (8.3%) | Not salient in very early pregnancy | 1 | | 3 (7.0%) | | Not salient until postpartum | | | | 3 (12.5%) | Emphasis on diet, not weight | | | 5 (11.6%) | | Too general/no guidelines | | 13 (18.8%) | 4 (9.3%) | 2 (8.3%) | Individualised advice preferred | | 6 (8.70%) | | | To idealistic | | | 1 (2.3%) | 1 (4.2%) | No information on how to change | | | 4 (9.3%) | 1 (4.2%) | No information on why to change | | | 2 (4.7%) | 1 (4.2%) | Healthcare professionals role | | | | | Do not appear concerned | | 3 (4.3%) | 3 (7.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | Information can be confusing/unreliable/conflicting | | | 3 (7.0%) | 3 (12.5%) | Have to ask/seek information | | 7 (10.1%) | 6 (14.0%) | 3 (12.5%) | More active engagement preferred | | 3 (4.3%) | 1 (2.3%) | | Subject too personal for HCP | | 2 (2.90%) | 2 (4.7%) | | Do not seek/avoid information | | 9 (13.0%) | | 4 (16.7%) | Lay sources | | | | | Happy with information available via the Internet/apps/magazines/books | | 5 (7.2%) | | | Information can be confusing/unreliable/conflicting | | 8 (11.6%) | 1 (2.3%) | 3 (12.5%) | NHS web resources good/reliable | 1 | 8 (11.6%) | 2 (4.7%) | | Better signposting required | | 1 (1.4%) | | |
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Themes are not mutually exclusive.
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