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. 2021 Jul 13;13(7):2394. doi: 10.3390/nu13072394

Table 4.

Report of dietitians.

Dietitians (n = 111)
n (%)
Education on strict plant-based diet in pregnancy
Yes 4 (3.6)
No 92 (82.9)
No, however vegetarian diet and pregnancy were included 15 (13.5)
Counseled a pregnant women on strict plant-based diet last year
Yes, >10 times 0 (0.0)
Yes, 5–10 times 3 (2.7)
Yes, 1–5 times 23 (20.1)
No 85 (76.6)
Sufficient knowledge to advise pregnant women on strict plant-based diet
Yes 43 (38.7)
No 40 (36.0)
I do not know 28 (22.7)
Pregnant women need to receive information about nutrition *
Before pregnancy 107 (96.4)
During pregnancy 70 (63.1)
Extra information is unnecessary 2 (1.8)
Preference on how to learn more about strict plant-based diet in pregnancy
A lecture during a conference 36 (33.6)
A special course 28 (26.2)
Protocol 42 (39.3)
I do not want to learn more 1 (0.9)
Unknown 4 (3.6)

* Dietitians could pick multiple answers.