Results: Women with a child wish generally sought little nutrition information because they were not pregnant yet. Information
sources were the Internet (anonymous) and the social environment (models). In relation to the manifestation of nutrition-related
information-seeking behaviours during first-time pregnancies, three groups of women could be distinguished: (1) women who
feel like a mother from the moment they know that they are pregnant, (2) women who feel like a mother later in pregnancy and
(3) women who do not feel like a mother yet. Each group had its own specific information-seeking behaviour. Important
information sources of the first group were the Internet (anonymous and up to date), books (extended) and midwives (expert)
during the first trimester; the 9-month calendar (fun and tips), friends (experienced) in the second trimester; and friends
(information on breastfeeding) in the third trimester. Information sources of the second group of women were mainly brochures
provided by the midwife and the midwife herself. The third group of women mainly relied on their own common sense. Secondtime
pregnant women mainly relied on their experience, the midwife and books for specific questions.
Conclusions: Pregnant women perceive pregnancy-specific nutrition information as important because it is one of the few
things that they can apply in their daily lives to protect the health of the fetus. Nutrition-related information-seeking behaviours
mainly were pregnancy specific in character, rather than directed to general nutrition information.
Sponsorship: Dutch Dairy Association, Zoetermeer, the Netherlands.