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Table 2 Considerations when identifying a food insecure pregnant woman

From: Consensus from an expert panel on how to identify and support food insecurity during pregnancy: A modified Delphi study

 

Percentage agreement

Mean

Rank

Linking women to appropriate social care services

100

4.9

1st

Assessing domestic or family violence

100

4.5

2nd

Linking women to income support services

100

4.6

3rd

Linking women to appropriate health care services

100

4.7

4th

Assessing access to nutrition supplements

82

4.1

5th

Considering the culture and/or the family unit

100

4.5

6th

Determining if there are other health conditions to consider

91

4.5

7th

Assessing previous experience with food insecurity

91

4.2

8th

Providing food literacy or nutrition education

64

3.7

9th