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Preconception Health

Preconception is the time period across the life span, from the time a girl starts her period to menopause, when women and girls are not pregnant, including the time spans between pregnancies.

 

Preconception health is the health status of women, men and couples during preconception periods.

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For Women and Families
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  • Use effective birth control if you do not want to be pregnant.
  • Take a daily multivitamin that contains 400 mcg of Folic Acid.
  • Maintain a normal weight.
  • Do not smoke.
  • Do not consume alcohol unless you are using effective birth control consistently.
  • Do not use drugs.
  • See a health care practitioner to be tested for for sexually transmitted infections.
  • Talk with your health care practitioner to make sure that your vaccinations are up to date.
  • If you take prescription medications, talk to your health care practitioner about birth control methods that are safest for you.
  • If you have a chronic illness such as diabetes or asthma, speak to your doctor about effective birth control methods or how your illness might effect a pregnancy.
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For Professionals
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 Preconception care for women is a series of interventions to identify biomedical, behavioral and social risks that, if implemented when a woman is not pregnant, can improve a woman’s health but that also have the potential to improve the health of future children. 

 

 

Preconception care for men are interventions for men that are important for improving family planning and pregnancy outcomes, enhancing reproductive health and health behaviors, and preparing men for fatherhood.  Preconception care for men offers an opportunity for disease prevention and health promotion.
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Training
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Preconception Health Training
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