Abstract
Preconception care is designed to identify and reduce biomedical, behavioral, and social risks to the health of a woman or her baby before pregnancy occurs. Few women present requesting preconception care; however, 1 in 10 US women of childbearing age will become pregnant each year. As primary care physicians (PCPs) care for reproductive-aged women before, between, and after their pregnancies, they are ideally positioned to help women address health risks before conception, including optimizing chronic conditions, to prevent adverse pregnancy and longer-term health outcomes. PCPs can help women make informed decisions both about preparing for pregnancy and about using effective contraception when pregnancy is not desired.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 663-682 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Medical Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
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Keywords
- Preconception care
- Primary care
- Reproductive life plan
- Reproductive planning
- Reproductive-aged women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Preconception care and reproductive planning in primary care. / Callegari, Lisa S.; Ma, Erica W.; Schwarz, Eleanor.
In: Medical Clinics of North America, Vol. 99, No. 3, 01.01.2015, p. 663-682.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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