Table 4 Classification of Them, main categories and subcategories

Physical self-care

Modification of lifestyle

Improving Nutrition Behaviors

Pay attention to the quantity of nutrition

Pay attention to the quality of nutrition

Pay attention to timing and habits of food consumption

Improved controllable health behaviors

Pay attention to individual factors

Attention to environmental hazards

Change the sleep and awakening pattern

Pay attention to sleep hygiene

Need more rest

Adopting new behaviors

Behaviors that meet new needs

Interest in changing behavior

Force to change behavior

Adopting preventive behaviors

Doing recommended behaviors

Behaviors learned

Adopting avoidance strategies

Distracting thoughts

Pretending

Mental self-care

Stress management strategies

Solution-based strategies

Control / elimination of stressors

Trying to cope with stress

Positive coping strategies

Thinking positive

Evolution

Spirituality

Tendency to social interactions

Tendency to join the group

Interact with counterparts

Being with your loved ones

Searching for social support

Search for psycho-emotional support

Husband support

Family and friends support

Health care support

Search for information and tool support

Tool support by husband and allies

Health care information support

Legislators/policy makers support

Risk perception

perception of the threat

Perception of Health Sensitivity

Sensitivity to fetal/infant health

Mother Health Sensitivity

Perception of the pregnancy outcomes

Consequences of pregnancy

Cultural pressures

controlling the threat

Trying to pass healthy pregnancy

Understanding the Importance of Health in Pregnancy

Efficient measures

Reducing risk factors

Trying to give birth to a healthy baby

Trying to maintain health