Consuming alcohol during pregnancy is one of the most verified prenatal risk factors for
impaired child development. Information about the amount of alcohol consumed prenatally …

Background While the potential adverse outcomes of prenatal exposure to unhealthy
lifestyle are widely evidenced, little is known about these exposures in the periconception …

This study aimed to objectively verify smoking and drinking behavior during pregnancy and
to disclose self-misreporting through maternal hair analysis. A total of 153 women attending …

Objective To assess whether actively preparing for pregnancy by women is associated with
lifestyle changes during the preconception period. Design retrospective cross-sectional …

Abstract Background The attention for Preconception Care (PCC) has grown substantially in
recent years, yet the implementation of PCC appears challenging as uptake rates remain …

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a local promotional
campaign on preconceptional lifestyle changes and the use of preconception care (PCC) …

Abstract Context Fatty acids (FAs) are important for reproductive processes, including
steroidogenesis, though associations with fecundability, as measured by time to pregnancy …

Background: Exposure to obstetric complications is known to be associated with subsequent
development of psychiatric disorders. However, earlier findings are mainly based on adult …

Purpose Data about maternal recall accuracy for classifying early pregnancy medication
exposure are meager. Nonetheless, studies often rely on recall to evaluate potential impact …

Background In a previous feasibility study (APROPOS) in a single municipality of the
Netherlands, we showed that a locally tailored preconception care (PCC) approach has the …