A key challenge of preconception healthcare is identifying how it can best be delivered at a
population level. To review current strategies of preconception healthcare, explore methods …

Objectives: This literature review briefly describes international programs, policies, and
activities related to preconception care and resulting pregnancy outcomes. Methods …

Globally, maternal and child health faces diverse challenges depending on the status of the
development of the country. Some countries have introduced or explored preconception …

There is a growing evidence base for preconception care-–the provision of biomedical,
behavioral and social interventions to women and couples before conception occurs. Firstly …

Congenital disorders are a leading cause of global burden of disease; the birth prevalence
remains constant at 6%. Initiating preconception care before pregnancy may be an effective …

Objectives: To review what past studies have found with regard to existing clinical practices
and approaches to providing preconception care. Methods: A literature review between …

In June 2005, the Select Panel on Preconception Care established implementation
workgroups in 5 areas (clinical, public health, consumer, policy and finance, and research …

Introduction Preconception care includes any intervention to optimize a woman's health
before pregnancy with the aim to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) …

Preconception care is the provision of biomedical, behavioural and social health
interventions to women and couples before conception occurs. It aims at improving their …

Background The purpose of this situation analysis was to explore the views of health and
non-health professionals working with women of childbearing age on current and future …