Table 1 Characteristics of participants

Total

209

116

13

17

Stakeholders

 Service users: Women with multiple long-term conditions

62

38

6

9

 Service users: Partner

1

1

-

-

 Service providers: Health or social care professionals

102

52

7

8

 Researchers

44

25

(5 health professionals have dual roles as researchers)

(8 health professionals have dual roles as researchers)

Consensus meeting recruitment

 From focus group and Delphi surveys participants

-

-

8

11

 From research team

-

-

3

1

 From Patient and Public Involvement Advisory Group

-

-

2

5

Geography

 Africa

51

20

1

1

 Asia

23

14

-

-

 Australia and New Zealand

7

5

-

-

 Europe

112

70

12

16

 Middle East

3

1

-

-

 North America

11

5

-

-

 South America

1

1

-

-

 Prefer not to say

1

-

-

-

Urban/rural

 Urban

169

97

11

15

 Rural

35

15

2

1

 Prefer not to say

5

4

-

1

Ethnicity

 Asian

40

26

-

1

 Black, Caribbean or African

48

21

1

2

 Mixed or multiple ethnic groups

3

1

-

-

 White

110

66

11

13

 Other

4

-

-

-

 Prefer not to say

4

2

1

1

Age in years

 Median (interquartile range)

36 (31 to 44)

37 (32 to 47)

42 (32 to 44)

41 (34 to 46)

 Range

22 to 70

23 to 70

28 to 70

28 to 61

 Prefer not to say/missing

4

3

1

1

Woman stakeholders

 Pregnant in the last 5 years

54

33

3

3

 Planning a pregnancy

8

5

1

1

 Patient and Public Involvement Advisory Group

-

-

2

5

Number of health conditions (median, IQR)

3 (2 to 4)

3 (2 to 4)

4 (2 to 6)

3 (2 to 4)

Number of health conditions (range)

2 to 11

2 to 11

2 to 11

2 to 11

Health conditions

 Mental health conditions

29

17

4

4

 Rheumatology/musculoskeletal

21

13

4

3

 Gastroenterology

16

6

-

1

 Endocrine

15

10

-

-

 Respiratory

13

8

1

1

 Neurology

12

8

2

3

 Women’s health

12

7

-

1

 Cardiovascular

12

6

1

-

 Dermatology/allergies

11

5

-

1

 Other

5

3

1

2

 Neurodevelopmental

5

2

1

2

 Haematology

4

4

1

1

 Genetic

4

3

-

-

Under-served characteristics (Includes addiction, asylum seeker, disabled, homeless/supported accommodation, LGBTQ+, migrant, victims of domestic abuse, other)

18

14

5

8

Education

 Primary

1

1

-

-

 Secondary

10

7

-

1

 Tertiary

46

27

6

7

 Vocational

4

2

-

1

 Other

-

-

-

-

 Prefer not to say

1

1

-

-

Health or social care professional stakeholders

 Midwife/nurse/health visitor

39

19

4

3

 Obstetrician/maternal and fetal medicine specialist

19

9

1

1

 Obstetric physician/physician/anaesthetist

15

10

-

1

 Family medicine/general practitioner

9

5

1

1

 Paediatrician/neonatologist

7

4

1

1

 Psychiatrist/perinatal mental health specialist/psychotherapist

5

2

-

1

 Other

5

1

-

-

 Not stated

3

2

-

-

Researcher stakeholders’ area of research

 Maternal and infant health/midwifery/obstetrics/women’s/reproductive health

24

14

5

4

 Epidemiology/pharmacoepidemiology

6

-

-

-

 Primary care/nursing

3

3

-

1

 Medical specialties

2

2

-

2

 Psychiatry/psychology

2

2

-

1

 Not stated

7

4

-

-