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. 2013 Jul 1;12:91. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-91

Table 5.

Frequency and trimester of consumption

Substance consumed
Frequency (displayed as % of women reporting intake)
Trimester (displayed as % of women reporting intake)
  1-3 entire preg. 1-3/month 1-3/week 4-6/week 7+/week 1 2 3 1,2,3 1,2 2,3 1,3
Food
 
Meat
5.2
12.9
51.5
22.2
8.2
9.9
9.4
3.6
66.1
2.6
7.8
0.5
Fish
41.4
38.6
16.6
2.8
0.7
12.3
27.5
8.7
31.2
4.3
14.5
1.4
Fruit
2.6
3.6
28
34.7
31.1
6.3
4.2
1.6
77
3.1
7.3
0.5
Canned foods
28
31.5
28.7
9.8
2.1
16.5
11.5
5
48.9
6.5
10.1
1.4
Sugary desserts
10.6
39.2
37
10.1
3.2
8.1
14
9.7
53.2
2.2
12.9
0
Fast foods
19.1
47.5
25.7
5.5
2.2
8.9
15.1
10.1
43
7.8
15.1
0
Beverage
 
 
Water
1.5
0.5
3.1
6.7
88.2
5.8
3.2
0.5
85.8
2.1
2.1
0.5
Milk
2.2
8.2
23
35.5
31.1
6
4.4
1.1
71.4
4.9
11.5
0.5
Juice
2.8
11.7
35.8
30.7
19
7.4
6.3
2.8
68.8
6.3
8
0.6
Caffeine
14
30.7
40.7
11.3
3.3
10.9
15.4
8.3
40.4
5.1
18.6
1.1
Beer/wine
88.9
11.1
0
0
0
50
30
10
0
10
0
0
Mixed drinks/liquor
100
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
Medication
 
 
Over-the-counter
53.7
31.3
7.5
3
4.5
19.3
21.7
13.3
28.9
6
7.2
3.6
Prescription 7.1 5.3 1.8 8.8 76.1 10.9 2 2 72.8 6.1 4.1 2

Frequency of consumption for foods, beverages, and medications and with trimester for which frequency data is applicable. All values are percentages of women who reported intake of a given item. Frequency values are listed as percentages for number of women who reported consuming a given item 1-3 times during their entire pregnancy, 1-3 times per month, 1-3 times per week, 4-6 times per week, or 7 or more times per week (n = 10-194). Trimester values are listed as percentages for number of women who reported consuming a given item during the first, second, or third trimester only, all three trimesters, or two of the three trimesters. (n=10-200).