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Table 4 Women’s report of aspects related to provider advice on physical activity and nutrition

From: Provider advice on physical activity and nutrition in twin pregnancies: a cross-sectional electronic survey

Physical Activity, N = 208

N(%)a

Who started conversation about physical activity

 Participant

84 (40.4)

 Provider

99 (47.6)

 Not sure

25 (12.0)

Which health care provider discussed physical activityb

 Ob/Gyn

180 (86.5)

 Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

54 (26.0)

 Midwife

18 (8.7)

 Nurse Practitioner

18 (8.7)

 Nurse

14 (6.7)

 Infertility Specialist

10 (4.8)

 Dietician

6 (3.0)

 Family Practitioner

2 (1.0)

Satisfaction with provider advice on physical activity

 Very dissatisfied

1 (0.5)

 Dissatisfied

12 (5.8)

 Neutral

49 (23.6)

 Satisfied

92 (44.4)

 Very Satisfied

54 (26.0)

Nutrition, N = 173

Who started conversation about nutrition

 Participant

36 (20.8)

 Provider

114 (65.9)

 Not sure

23 (13.3)

Which health care provider discussed nutritionb

 Ob/Gyn

134 (77.5)

 Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

43 (24.9)

 Midwife

13 (7.5)

 Nurse Practitioner

15 (8.7)

 Nurse

14 (8.1)

 Infertility Specialist

2 (1.2)

 Dietician

25 (14.5)

 Family Practitioner

3 (1.7)

Satisfaction with provider advice on nutrition

 Very dissatisfied

4 (2.3)

 Dissatisfied

11 (6.4)

 Neutral

35 (20.2)

 Satisfied

82 (47.4)

 Very Satisfied

41 (23.7)

  1. aPercentages calculated from those who reported advice on physical activity (N = 208) or nutrition (N = 173)
  2. bParticipants were able to select more than one response