Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Preconception Care

An organized and comprehensive program of health care that identifies and reduces a woman's reproductive risks before conception through risk assessment, health promotion, and interventions. Preconception care programs may be designed to include the male partner in providing counseling and educational information in preparation for fatherhood, such as genetic counseling and testing, financial and family planning, etc. This concept is different from PRENATAL CARE, which occurs during pregnancy.

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Abstract

An organized and comprehensive program of health care that identifies and reduces a woman's reproductive risks before conception through risk assessment, health promotion, and interventions. Preconception care programs may be designed to include the male partner in providing counseling and educational information in preparation for fatherhood, such as genetic counseling and testing, financial and family planning, etc. This concept is different from PRENATAL CARE, which occurs during pregnancy.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Care, Preconception

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10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

may refer to prospective mother or father

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History Note

92

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Previous Indexing

  • Pregnancy (1981-1991)

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  1. E02w.760w.775w
  2. N02.421.143.620.620w
  3. N02.421.585w.775w
  4. N02.421.920.660w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Preconception Care. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016742. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016742
  2. Preconception Care. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-conception_counseling
  3. Preconception Care. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7239210