Table 1.

Questions used to guide semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions [33]^a

1. Why do you use complementary medicine products?

2. What sort of information do you want when considering taking complementary medicine products?

3. What sort of information do you feel women who are pregnant or lactating need when considering using complementary medicine products?

4. Where do you find the information you need when choosing to use complementary medicine products in pregnancy or whilst breastfeeding? What resources do you use?

5. What do you feel would help pregnant and lactating women get the complementary medicines information they want and need to make safe decisions regarding using complementary medicine products?

6. How easy is it for you to understand the information about complementary medicines you access? What would help you understand this information better?

7. Can you please describe the decision-making processes you use when choosing to take complementary medicine products?

^aQuestions used to facilitate the IDIs and FGDs have been previously published in a related paper [33]; this current paper reports on another set of findings from the in-depth interviews and focus group discussions