Title: Preconceptual care
Authors: Cowman, Triona; Barry, Paula
Abstract: Preconceptual health is the health of a woman before she gets
pregnant and between subsequent pregnancies. Preconceptual
care is a set of interventions that aim to identify and modify
biomedical, behavioural, and social risks to a woman’s health or
pregnancy outcome through prevention and management.1
It is well documented that modifiable lifestyle factors such
as obesity, diet and exercise, alcohol, smoking and use of
recreational drugs can have potentially detrimental effects
on pregnancy outcomes. A growing body of evidence is
showing that recognising and amending risks in women before
conception can have a positive impact on reducing maternal and
perinatal morbidity and mortality.
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