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 |