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Table 3 List of the 24 most highly ranked topics in Delphi analysis. n = 54 participantsa

From: Consensus on priorities in maternal education: results of Delphi and nominal group technique approaches

Topic

Participants who Scored ≥7

%

Participants who Scored ≥8

%

1.- Healthy diet.

54

100.0

41

75.9

4.- Strengthening the pelvic floor.

52

96.30

44

81.4

5.- Smoking.

51

94.44

44

81.4

6.- Drinking alcohol.

50

92.59

44

81.4

27.- Normal signs and symptoms of pregnancy.

52

96.30

39

72.2

30.- Medical check-ups and tests.

52

96.30

39

72.2

31.- Fears and concerns during pregnancy.

53

98.15

38

70.3

43.- Recognizing the onset of labor.

53

98.15

47

87.0

44.- Care during labor and birth.

54

100.0

50

92.5

47.- Childbirth in a hospital/clinic.

51

94.44

44

81.4

48.- Options for pain management during labor and birth.

54

100.0

50

92.5

49.- Fears and concerns about the birth.

53

98.15

47

87.0

55.- Stimulating labor. Induction of labor.

a(Total n = 53)

51

96.23

33

62.3

57.- Normal signs and symptoms after the birth.

54

100.0

51

94.4

58.- Care and check-ups after the birth.

54

100.0

48

88.8

59.- Fears and concerns postpartum/postnatal problems.

52

96.30

45

83.3

60.- Complications that may develop after the birth.

53

98.15

45

83.3

61.- Initiating, establishing and maintaining breastfeeding.

54

100.0

52

96.3

62.- Potential problems with breastfeeding and solutions.

54

100.0

52

96.3

65.- Characteristics of a normal newborn baby.

53

98.15

45

83.3

66.- Healthcare for newborns in the first hours.

53

98.15

44

81.4

67.- Looking after a newborn baby.

51

94.44

45

83.3

68.- Fears and concerns about looking after a newborn baby.

52

96.30

44

81.4

70.- Prevention of accidents and first aid.

52

96.30

41

75.9