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/m^2; ()	BMI 18–24.9 kg/m^2; ()	BMI ≥ 25–29.9 kg/m^2; ()	BMI ≥ 30 kg/m^2; ()
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%)

Themes are not mutually exclusive.