Participants
overweight, SD
One hundred midwives were randomly selected to complete the GLOWING questionnaires (n = 49 intervention, n = 51 control arm), 74 consented and 68 (92%) of those who consented returned questionnaires: 33 (87%) midwives in the intervention and 35 (97%) in the control arm. Of these, 47 (69%) returned both the pre- and post-intervention questionnaires (14 intervention and 33 control), 19 (28%) returned only the pre-intervention questionnaire (18 intervention and one control), and two (3%) returned only their post-intervention questionnaire (one intervention and one control). The key reason for loss to follow up in the intervention arm was related to the length of the questionnaires and time required to complete them, on top of attending the GLOWING intervention, completing evaluation form and participating in focus groups. When comparing the characteristics of midwives who returned both questionnaires compared with those who only returned one questionnaire, there was little difference in their age, sex, ethnic group, number of years practicing as a midwife, or their clinical speciality (The personal characteristics of midwives who completed pre-intervention questionnaires showed that all were female with a mean age of 46 years (SD 8.4), most were white (97%) and perceived their own weight to be slightly or very overweight (57.6%) (