Table 2 Interview Questions
Question | ||
|---|---|---|
1. | Â | How many pregnant women would you see on average per year? |
2. | Â | In your view, what are the 3 - 5 most important things you think should be covered in a (the first) consultation with a pregnant woman? |
3. | (a) | At what point in the pregnancy do women generally present to primary care practitioners? |
| Â | (b) | And what about subsequent consultations? |
4. | Â | How many consultations would there usually be and what is the focus of subsequent consultations? |
5. | (a) | How often are women weighed throughout their pregnancies? |
| Â | (b) | Is BMI at first presentation calculated? |
| Â | (c) | Is weight trajectory plotted? |
6. | (a) | Is advice regarding anticipated gestational weight gain offered? |
| Â | (b) | If no, is there a reason for this? |
| Â | (c) | Does this take into account BMI at commencement of pregnancy? |
7. | Â | If a woman is overweight at first presentation, are you more likely to assess, advise and/or refer for weight management or healthy eating or physical activity education? How would this be done? |
8. | Â | What are the triggers that alert you to excess gestational weight gain and increased risk? |
9. | Â | In your mind, what do you consider to be the most important implications of overweight and obesity in pregnancy and of weight gain in excess of recommendations? |
10. | Â | Do you undertake any assessment of lifestyle behaviours? If so, which lifestyle behaviours do you assess? |
11. | (a) | In a perfect scenario, how do you imagine you would be best supported to provide healthy lifestyle advice and support to pregnant women? |
| Â | (b) | Do you think that support via the internet, mail or telephone would be useful for weight management advice or healthy lifestyle advice in supporting both yourself and also the pregnant woman? |
12. | Â | What sort of information do women mostly seek about their pregnancy and does this ever include weight gain advice? |
13. | (a) | Is there much/any interaction with other members of the antenatal team within the practice (such as nurses) regarding weight monitoring or management? |
| Â | (b) | If so, how does this happen? |