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Table 3 Attitudes related to weight status and pregnancy reported by participants at baseline (median gestation of 12.5 weeks) and at the end of the intervention (median gestation of 36.0 weeks)

From: Supporting healthful lifestyles during pregnancy: a health coach intervention pilot study

Opinions or Worries

Baseline

End of intervention

P-value**

N*

Agree, N (%)

N*

Agree, N (%)

I am proud of looking pregnant

30

25 (83)

26

23 (88)

0.65

I think a pregnant woman is beautiful

30

29 (97)

26

26 (100)

1.00

I like my maternity clothes

29

13 (45)

26

15 (58)

0.48

I worry that I may get fat during this pregnancy

30

23 (77)

26

15 (58)

0.01

The weight that I’ve gained during this pregnancy makes me feel unattractive

29

10 (34)

25

9 (36)

1.00

I am embarrassed at how big I have gotten during this pregnancy

28

6 (21)

26

3 (12)

0.32

As long as I’m eating a well-balanced diet, I don’t care how much I gain

30

9 (30)

26

14 (54)

0.06

If I gain too much weight one month, I try to keep from gaining the next month

30

8 (27)

26

5 (19)

0.53

I tried to keep my weight down so I didn’t look pregnant earlier on

30

6 (20)

26

3 (12)

0.18

Just before going to the doctor, I try not to eat

30

2 (7)

26

3 (12)

0.56

I worry that I will have a difficult time losing the weight I’ve gained during this pregnancy

30

25 (83)

26

12 (46)

0.0009

  1. *Number of participants who answered each question
  2. **P-value calculated from the difference between baseline and end of intervention surveys using the McNemar test