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Table 5 Perceptions of fasting and non-fasting mothers with respect to fasting during pregnancy

From: Perspectives and pregnancy outcomes of maternal Ramadan fasting in the second trimester of pregnancy

 

Fasted (n = 155)

Non (n = 144)

P value*

- Dose she believe that Ramadan fasting is compulsory in pregnancy for healthy woman

 • Yes

93 (60%)

35 (24.3%)

P = 0.000

 • No

62 (40%)

109 (75.7%)

 

- Dose she believe that Ramadan fasting is compulsory in pregnancy for high risk woman

 • Yes

28 (18.1%)

6 (4.2%)

 

 • No

127 (81.9%)

138 (95.8)

P = 0.000

- Why did not she fast in this pregnancy?

A. She feels that she was not able to be fast due to its difficulty

-

-

66 (45.8%)

 

B. Fasting is not compulsory in pregnancy

–

35 (24.3%)

 

C. She will compensate the fasting after pregnancy

–

32 (22.2%)

 

D. Her family discourage her to be fast in pregnancy

–

6 (2.8%)

 

E. She believes that fasting has negative effect on her pregnancy

 

4 (2.8%)

 

- Why did she fast during pregnancy?

A. She did not like to compensate fasting after pregnancy

96 (61.3%)

–

 

B. Fasting is compulsory in pregnancy

30 (19.4%)

–

 

C. She believes that fasting has not negative effect on her pregnancy

23 (14.8%)

–

 

D. She was not comfort to eat in the presence of her family, so prefer to be fast

7 (4.5%)

–

 

- Which discomfort did she suffer due to fating in Ramadan?

A. Hunger or thirst

59 (38.1)

–

 

B. Nausea and vomiting

47 (30.3%)

–

 

C. Dizziness

59 (38.1%)

–

 

D. Weakness or fatigue

2 (1.3%)

–

 

Mothers who discontinued fasting (n = 35)

­ Why had she discontinued fasting?

 

–

 

A. She felt discomfort with fasting

17 (48.57%)

–

 

B. Her family stopped her from fasting

8 (22.85%)

–

 

C. Being advised by her obstetrician to discontinue fasting

10 (28.57%)

  

- How did she feel regarding discontinuation of fasting?

A. Dissatisfied

30 (85.7%)

–

 

B. Satisfied

5 (14.28%)

–

 
  1. *Chi-square test