Preconception Care in International Settings
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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...
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INTRODUCTION Preconception care recognizes that many adolescent girls and young women will be thrust into motherhood without the knowledge, skills or support they need. Sixty million adolescents give birth each year worldwide, even though pregnancy in adolescence has mortality rates at least twice as high as pregnancy in women aged 20-29 years. Reproductive planning and contraceptive use can pr...
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BACKGROUND Some risk factors that would lead to therapeutic abortion do even exist before pregnancy and could be resolved or corrected through appropriate interventions. The present study was conducted to evaluate the condition of preconception care among therapeutic abortion applicants. MATERIALS AND METHODS This research was a descriptive, cross-sectional study that was conducted on 200 app...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Maternal and Child Health Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1092-7875,1573-6628
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-006-0091-1