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Table 3 Themes and sub-themes

From: A qualitative study exploring pregnant women’s weight-related attitudes and beliefs in UK: the BLOOM study

Theme 1: Fragmentation of the self –‘me’ and ‘my pregnancy’

Theme 2: Legitimising behaviours

Theme 3: Body and behaviour surveillance

a) ‘me’

a) Validation of behaviours

a) Behaviour surveillance

-- Mothering norms

-- Weight-related conflicts

-- Locus of control (internal)

b) ‘my pregnancy’

b) Justifications

b) Body surveillance

-- Minimising conflicts

-- Changes: acceptance

-- Assessing weight gain

-- Locus of control (external)

-- Justifying diet

-- Feelings about weight gain

 

-- Barriers to PA