Defining preconception: exploring the concept of a preconception population

From concept to practice: reflections on the preconception health agenda.

Interest in preconceptional healthcare was advanced by release of the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Select Panel on Preconception Care in 2006. With increasing interest, apprehension surfaced from healthcare professionals, women, and the public at large. The most common themes of concerns are that an emphasis on preconception care is pronatalist...

HIV and Preconception - a review

In the recent past there has been a significant improvement in the quality of life and vast reduction in Human Immunodeficiency Virusrelated mortality rates. The advent of antiretroviral therapy has largely contributed to this drastic increase in the life expectancy of Human Immunodeficiency Virus -infected individuals. In this review we have discussed about fertility issues in -infected people...

Recommendations for preconception care.

Every woman of reproductive age who is capable of becoming pregnant is a candidate for preconception care, regardless of whether she is planning to conceive. Preconception care is aimed at identifying and modifying biomedical, behavioral, and social risks through preventive and management interventions. Key components include risk assessment, health promotion, and medical and psychosocial inter...

Does preconception care work?

BACKGROUND To date, there is a lack of evidence to suggest that a systematic and coordinated approach to prepregnancy care might make a difference. AIMS To evaluate whether women who receive preconception care through a structured approach will be more likely to be healthy around the time of conception compared with women who plan their pregnancy but have not been exposed to preconception car...

Preconception tort--the need for a limitation.