Open-Ended Patient Responses Regarding Provider Advice on Physical Activity during Pregnancy. Note: Only patients who reported their provider discussed physical activity during pregnancy with them answered these questions. Questions 5 and 6 were only answered by patients who answered "Yes" to the following questions from Table 2: Did you doctor or nurse discuss the risks of NOT exercising during pregnancy with you? Did your doctor or nurse discuss the benefits of exercise during pregnancy with you?

Table 4: Open-Ended Patient Responses Regarding Provider Advice on Physical Activity during Pregnancy. Note: Only patients who reported their provider discussed physical activity during pregnancy with them answered these questions. Questions 5 and 6 were only answered by patients who answered "Yes" to the following questions from Table 2: Did you doctor or nurse discuss the risks of NOT exercising during pregnancy with you? Did your doctor or nurse discuss the benefits of exercise during pregnancy with you?

Question	Response/s	Representative Quote/s
1. What advice were you given?	The most commonly reported answer was to continue doing what they were already doing. Another common answer was to simply stay active.	"To continue what I was doing before pregnancy as long as I had the energy" "Don't be a couch potato!"
2. What types of exercises were recommended for you to do?	The most common type of exercise patients recalled their provider recommending was walking. Other common responses included swimming, yoga, low-impact aerobics, and weight lifting. Several women also reported their doctor saying they could continue any exercises they were already doing.	"Whatever I am currently doing and modify the further along I get"
3. What types of exercises were recommended for you not to do?	The most commonly reported answer was heavy lifting or anything that caused discomfort.	"Anything that made me uncomfortable or caused me pain".
4. How much exercise was recommended?	Most women that answered this question reported being recommended to exercise between 3-7 days per week for 30-45 minutes. Several women reported that a specific number was not given to them.	"Wasn't a specific recommendation, but was given the okay to continue 5-7 days per week for 30 minutes" "They really didn't say"
5. What were the risks of not exercising during pregnancy as discussed by your doctor or nurse?	The risks mentioned were excess weight gain and gestational diabetes.	"health risks - diabetes, pre-eclampsia"
6. What were the benefits of exercising during pregnancy as discussed by your doctor or nurse?	The benefits listed were improved weight control, easier labor and delivery, and overall feeling better/healthier pregnancy and recovery.	"Smooth delivery and avoiding excess weight gain" "Less health risks/better delivery/recovery"