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The prevalence and nature of the use of preconception services by women with chronic health conditions: An integrative review [PDF]

, 2015
© 2015 Steel et al. Background: There is growing evidence that preconception care may have an important role in preventing short and long term adverse health consequences for women and their offspring. This is particularly the case for women with chronic
Adams, J, Lucke, J, Steel, A
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Preconception Care Uptake and Immediate Outcomes among Discordant Couples Accessing Routine HIV Care in Kenya

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2020
Introduction. A large proportion of new HIV infections occur within discordant partnerships making discordance a significant contributor to new HIV infections in Africa.
Nyawira Gitahi, Sheila Juliet Eshiwani, Kenneth Mutai, Jared Ongechi Mecha, James Njogu Kiarie   +4 more
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Utilization of preconception care and associated factors in Hosanna Town, Southern Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2022
IntroductionThere is substantial body of evidence that portrays gap in the existing maternal and child health continuum of care; one is less attention given to adolescent girls and young women until they get pregnant.
Meron Admasu Wegene, Negeso Gebeyehu Gejo, Daniel Yohannes Bedecha, Amene Abebe Kerbo, Shemsu Nuriye Hagisso, Solomon Abrha Damtew   +5 more
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Women’s knowledge and associated factors on preconception care at Public Health Institution in Hawassa City, South Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective Preconception care is pivotal to improve pregnancy and birth outcome. It is vital for the future health of mother, her child and her family, which is routinely practice.
Andargachew Kassa, Zemenu Yohannes
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Barriers and facilitators to the provision of preconception care by healthcare providers : a systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Healthcare providers play an important role in providing preconception care to women and men of childbearing age. Yet, the provision of preconception care by healthcare providers remains low. Objectives: To provide an overview of barriers and
Beeckman, Dimitri, De Roose, Marjon, Goemaes, Régine, Goossens, Joline, Van Hecke, Ann, Verhaeghe, Sofie   +5 more
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Perceptions of and challenges faced by primary healthcare workers about preconception services in rural India: A qualitative study using focus group discussion

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundProviding preconception care through healthcare workers at the primary health care level is a crucial intervention to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes, consequently reducing neonatal mortality. Despite the availability of evidence, this window
Amruta Paresh Chutke, Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke, Jayashree Sachin Gothankar, Prasad Dnyandeo Pore, Sonali Hemant Palkar, Archana Vasantrao Patil, Aniruddha Vinayakrao Deshpande, Khanindra Kumar Bhuyan, Madhusudan Vaman Karnataki, Aparna Nishikant Shrotri   +9 more
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Pre-pregnancy obesity and non-adherence to multivitamin use: findings from the National Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (2009–2011) [PDF]

, 2016
Background Although adequate folic acid or multivitamins can prevent up to 70 % of neural tube defects, the majority of U.S. non-pregnant women of childbearing age do not use multivitamins every day.
Bassyouni, Amani, Cha, Susan, Masho, Saba W.   +2 more
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Preconception care by family physicians and general practitioners in Japan

BMC Family Practice, 2005
Background Preconception care provided by family physicians/general practitioners (FP/GPs) can provide predictable benefits to mothers and infants. The objective of this study was to elucidate knowledge of, attitudes about, and practices of preconception
Fetters Michael D, Kitamura Kazuya, Ban Nobutaro   +2 more
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Knowledge of Preconception Care and Associated Factors among Healthcare Providers Working in Public Health Institutions in Awi Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2019: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Pregnancy, 2020
Background. Preconception care is a set of interventional care for the better maternal and childbirth outcome. Nevertheless, this area still faces implementation problems in most of the developing countries including Ethiopia. Objective.
Mahlet Million Bekele, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Mezgebu Mihret Kefale, Simachew Animen Bante   +3 more
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Preconception care: it’s never too early [PDF]

, 2014
The preconception window has been recognized as one of the earliest sensitive windows of human development, and interventions that focus on this period have the potential to affect not only pregnancy but long term outcomes as well.
Belizán, José M., Hohmann, Nicole, Michels, Kara A., Mumford, Sunni L., Salaria, Natasha, Valanzasca, Pilar   +5 more
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