From: A qualitative exploration of influences on eating behaviour throughout pregnancy
 | Barriers | Facilitators |
---|---|---|
Early-pregnancy | • Physical symptoms | • Heightened anxiety, especially for those who had previously suffered pregnancy loss or complications |
Mid-pregnancy | • Feeling back to normal/reduced physical symptoms • Being visibly pregnant • Eating for two • Receiving healthy scan/test results | • Feeling back to normal/reduced physical symptoms • Increased connectedness with the pregnancy • Receiving healthy scan/test results |
Late-pregnancy | • Anxiety surrounding birth plans • Being visibly pregnant • Eating for two • Feeling fed up/the physical burden of pregnancy • Belief baby will not be affected by food choices so late in pregnancy • Receiving healthy scan/test results | • Feeling back to normal/reduced physical symptoms • Concerns about gestational weight gain • Thinking about future postnatal health • Upcoming glucose test • Receiving healthy scan/test results |