Antenatal Weight Management: Women’s Experiences, Behaviours, and Expectations of Weighing in Early Pregnancy

Table 2

Weight advice received by participants after being weighed, by BMI classification at recruitment.

	Weight advice received ()	Themes of feelings about being weighed and advice received ()	Themes of weight advice received after being weighed ()
BMI < 18 kg/m^2	1 (3.4%)	Embarrassed ()	Advised that BMI required consultant-led care ()
BMI 18–24.9 kg/m^2	13 (44.8%)	Grateful/happy (); Fine/did not mind (); Embarrassed ()	Advised that BMI is “low” (); Advised that BMI is “healthy” (); Recommended healthy diet (); Emphasised need for weight gain (); Emphasised need for monitoring ()
BMI 25–29.9 kg/m^2	4 (13.8%)	Very sensible (); Fine ()	Advised not to lose weight but maintain (); Recommended avoidance of “sugary & fatty” foods ()
BMI ≥ 30 kg/m^2	11 (37.9%)	Fine/did not mind (); Grateful/happy (); Shocked but reassured (); Sceptical of advice ()	Advised to maintain weight/avoid weight gain (); Recommended healthy diet (); Recommended exercise (); Recommended commercial weight loss organization ()

Themes are not mutually exclusive, and some responses could not be coded as they did not provide a description of the specific advice received.