Table 2 Respondent countries by WHO region and maternal weight policy

(8%, n = 5)

(27%, n = 18)

(12%, n = 8)

(36%, n = 24)

(6%, n = 4)

(11%, n = 7)

Formal maternal weight policy

South Africa^†

Argentina^†

Ecuador^†

Iran^†

Belgium*

Netherlands*

India^‡

Australia*

Bolivia^‡

Guatemala^‡

Bulgaria^†

Norway*

Myanmar^§

China^†

Brazil^†

Honduras^‡

Croatia*

Poland*

Japan*

Canada*

Nicaragua^‡

Denmark*

Portugal*

Vietnam^‡

Chile^†

Paraguay^‡

Finland*

Romania^†

Costa Rica^†

Peru^†

France*

Russia^†

Cuba^†

United States of America*

Ireland*

Sweden*

Uruguay^†

Italy*

Switzerland*

United Kingdom*

Informal maternal weight policy

Ghana^‡

Mexico^†

Oman*

Germany*

Scotland*

Bangladesh^§

New Zealand*

Tanzania^§

Venezuela^†

Pakistan^‡

Lithuania^†

Zambia^‡

United Arab Emirates*

No maternal weight policy

Nigeria^‡

Colombia^†

Egypt^‡

Iceland*

Thailand^†

Hong Kong*

Lebanon^†

Macedonia^†

Singapore*

Saudi Arabia*

Israel*

Sudan^‡

Spain*