Introduction: Good preconception and interconception health are fundamental to optimizing
women's health and reducing risk factors for adverse maternal–infant outcomes. Although …

Advancement of preconception and interconception health is a key element to improve
women's health as well as pregnancy outcomes. Little is known about the preconception …

Background Little is known about the preconception/interconception health and behaviors of
reproductive‐age women in the rural Midwest of the United States. The purpose of this study …

Introduction The stalled US infant mortality rate and persistent disparities in adverse
pregnancy outcomes may be addressed by optimizing a woman's health throughout her …

Objectives Optimized preconception care improves birth outcomes and women's health. Yet,
little research exists identifying inequities impacting preconception health. This study …

Objectives Preconception health impacts perinatal outcomes, but the difficulty in engaging
reproductive-aged individuals in health promotion activities is a barrier to effective …

Preconception health has always been about preventative health care, ensuring the overall
wellbeing of people of reproductive age before they have children. However, just as public …

Objectives Preconceptional health care is increasingly recognized as important to promotion
of healthy birth outcomes. Preconceptional care offers an opportunity to influence pregnancy …

Methods We developed an abbreviated index of preconception health risk (diabetes,
hypertension, body weight, mental health, unintended pregnancy, HIV, alcohol and nicotine …

Objective. To improve understanding of women's use of health care before pregnancy, by
analyzing how the health status and health risks of pre‐and interconceptional women are …