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Table 1 Interview guide questions

From: Exploring womens’ experiences and decision making about physical activity during pregnancy and following birth: a qualitative study

Topic

Questions and prompts

About you

 

Q. Could you tell me about your current pregnancy status and tell me a bit about how your pregnancy has been so far?

Prompt: What stage are you at in your pregnancy/ post pregnancy?

Q. How would you describe your PA levels?

Prompt: What did you expect your PA levels to be like once you got pregnant?

Prompt: Did your PA change between trimesters?

Views on PA during pregnancy

 

Q. What are your thoughts on PA during pregnancy?

Prompt: Do you think it is safe/ risky?

Costs and benefits of PA

 

Q. What are your views of the costs and benefits of doing PA whilst pregnant?

Prompt: Do you feel the costs outweigh the benefits/ benefits outweigh the costs?

Sources of information

 

Q. Could you tell me about where you have got most of your information from concerning PA whilst pregnant?

Prompt: What sort of advice was this?

Prompt: How did it make you feel about PA during pregnancy?