Table 2.

Knowledge about appropriate healthy behaviors in pregnancy

Theme 1: Knowledge about appropriate healthy behaviors in pregnancy
Total number of participants responding to text message surveys: 51 women Total number of interviewed participants: 44 women
Sub-theme	Demographics	Gestational age	Weight data	Quote	Source
Exercise	22 yo, white / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	25 weeks	BMI 24.5, +47lbs, over	“Walking and eating healthy”	T
	22 yo, black / non-Hispanic, some college	26 weeks	BMI 25.9, +37lbs, over	“Eating healthier and working out”	T
	22 yo, mixed / Hispanic, vocational training	26 weeks	BMI 29.4, +13lbs, under	“I think that if I would have not eatn so much and extersied more at the beginning of my pregnancy everything would have been easier”	T
	19 yo, white / non-Hispanic, some college	32 weeks	BMI 32.2, +19lbs, within	“I would probably stay enrolled in the gym like I would walk or go on the treadmill, for example, or swimming”	I
	19 yo, black / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	38 weeks	BMI 22.2, +45lbs, over	“I would exercise more, walk around more, and not be as tired and lazy as I was”	I
	22 yo, black / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	33 weeks	BMI 24.1, +52lbs, over	“Probably start exercising earlier in the pregnancy and make it like a routine instead of trying to wait ‘til late”	I
Healthy Eating	19 yo, mixed / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	25 weeks	BMI 23.4, +39lbs, over	“Eating fruits and vegetables and walking”	T
	22 yo, white / non-Hispanic, some high school	26 weeks	BMI 19. 3, +35lbs, within	“Trying to eat right, taking walks”	T
	20 yo, mixed / Hispanic, high school graduate	25 weeks	BMI 20.1, +26lbs, within	“Not doing or eating stuff I’m not suppose to”	T
	24 yo, mixed / non-Hispanic, vocational training	35 weeks	BMI 26.3, +25lbs, within	“When you eat fruit and vegetables, you have this energy in you that helps keep you going through the day”	I
	20 yo, white / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	38 weeks	BMI 20.1, +22lbs, under	“Uh, put down the Twix and stop eating that junk”	I
	20 yo, white / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	38 weeks	BMI 20.1, +22lbs, under	“Um, fruits, vegetables, proteins, greens, you know, not cake every day”	I
	23 yo, Hispanic, high school graduate	36 weeks	BMI 29.4, +5lbs, under	“Cook more often so I don’t have to like eat, like, you know, fast food and stuff”	I
Drinking water	18 yo, white / non-Hispanic, some high school	32 weeks	BMI 18.6, +27lbs, within	“I think you should drink a lot of water and eat like fruits and vegetables and like all your dairy stuff, but I definitely don’t go by that like I should”	I
	19 yo, black / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	33 weeks	BMI 19.4, +27lbs, within	“Staying hydrated and eating healthy food”	T
	24 yo, black / non-Hispanic, high school graduate	25 weeks	BMI 28.9, +29lbs, over	“Drinking water and taking my prenatal pills”	T

+ / − = positive / negative weight gain during pregnancy

I = interview response

T = text response

Demographics header = Age (years), race / ethnicity, highest education level obtained

Weight data header = Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), weight gain during pregnancy, National Academy of Medicine (NAM) classification of weight gain at the end of pregnancy