Personal data Age: _______________                   Nationality: _______________
Level of education: _____________  Profession: _______________
Week of lactation: _______________________
Previouspregnancies:
  •  Yes
  •  Ifyes, how many?_________________
  •  No
Lifestyle Do you smoke?
  •  Yes
  •  Never smoked
  •  Former smoker
Do you drink alcohol beverages during lactation?
  •  No
  •  Yes, occasionally (less than threeglasses per week)
  •  Yes, quite frequently (3-14 glasses per week)
  •  Yes, usually (more than 14 glasses per week)
What foods do you consumemost frequently?
  •  Carbohydrates (pasta, bread, cakes): _____________
  •  Meat: _________________
  •  Vegetable: _____________
  •  Fish: __________________
  •  Fruit: __________________
Use of herbal products
during life
Have you ever used herbal products?
  •  Yes
  •  No
Use of herbal products
during pregnancy/lactation
Have you everusedherbal productsduring pregnancy/lactation?
  •  Yes
  •  No
(specify)_________________
If yes, which kind of product?
  1.   Homeopathic
  2.   Cosmetics
  3.   Medicinal herbal-based products
  4.   Herbal dietary supplements
  5.   Other food supplements (e.g. vitamins, minerals)
If possible, please, specifythe name of the product/s thathas been used?
  1.   ____________              4.    ______________
  2.   ____________              5.    ______________
  3.   ____________              6.    ______________
Why do you use herbal products (specify the reason)?
  •           Independent reasons of the lactation
__________________________________________
  •  Because of the lactation _______________________________________
  •  Both ___________________________________________
What is/was the frequency and the duration of your herbal treatment/s?
     Please, specify: _____________________________________________
Table 1: Sample of questionnaire, administered to breastfeeding women by health professionals