Table 8.
Advice received from information sources in pregnancy and lactation.
| Advice Received | Pregnancy | Lactation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMC Advice n (%) n = 361 |
NZPBG n (%) n = 109 |
Antenatal Class n (%) n = 69 |
Midwife n (%) n = 86 |
Alternative Health Practitioner n (%) n = 74 |
Internet n (%) n = 23 |
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| Foods to consume | 243 (67%) | 75 (69%) | 47 (68%) | 58 (67%) | 53 (71%) | 15 (65%) |
| Beverages to consume | 172 (48%) | 61 (56%) | 34 (49%) | 43 (50%) | 32 (43%) | 8 (35%) |
| Foods to avoid/limit | 321 (89%) | 108 (99%) | 59 (86%) | 51 (59%) | 37 (50%) | 14 (61%) |
| Beverages to avoid/limit | 270 (75%) | 100 (92%) | 61 (88%) | 52 (60%) | 26 (21%) | 13 (57%) |
| How much food to consume | 76 (21%) | 23 (21%) | 12 (17%) | 21 (24%) | 21 (29%) | 5 (22%) |
| Supplements to take | 258 (71%) | 55 (50%) | 17 (25%) | 45 (52%) | 53 (71%) | 8 (35%) |
| Weight changes | 160 (44%) | 32 (29%) | 19 (28%) | 16 (19%) | 0 | 9 (39%) |
| Importance of the diet during pregnancy or breastfeeding | 158 (44%) | 47 (43%) | 34 (49%) | 41 (48%) | 26 (36%) | 12 (52%) |
| Other * | 11 (3%) | 0 | 2 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 0 | 0 |
* Pregnancy: how to avoid Gestational diabetes, pamphlets, discouraged dieting, eat less fruit (too high in sugar), second pregnancy so did not discuss food in detail, morning sickness weight loss, drinks to lower blood pressure. * Lactation: baby symptoms, how to improve own diet to help baby, how to increase milk production.