TY - JOUR
T1 - Preconception health care
T2 - a critical task for family physicians.
AU - Gjerdingen, D. K.
AU - Fontaine, P.
PY - 1991/7/1
Y1 - 1991/7/1
N2 - Health care leaders in the United States have recently advised that preconception care be made available to all prospective parents because health in pregnancy depends on health status prior to pregnancy. Prenatal care usually begins after the early critical period of pregnancy has passed, and optimal early prenatal care can be achieved only through preconception care. Family physicians, who are ideally suited to provide this care, can readily integrate it into the routine health maintenance they currently provide for their patients of childbearing age. This review highlights components of the medical, family, and social histories, current health, and physical examination that are important to preconception health. There is good evidence that attention to patients' health needs before conception is related to improved perinatal outcomes.
AB - Health care leaders in the United States have recently advised that preconception care be made available to all prospective parents because health in pregnancy depends on health status prior to pregnancy. Prenatal care usually begins after the early critical period of pregnancy has passed, and optimal early prenatal care can be achieved only through preconception care. Family physicians, who are ideally suited to provide this care, can readily integrate it into the routine health maintenance they currently provide for their patients of childbearing age. This review highlights components of the medical, family, and social histories, current health, and physical examination that are important to preconception health. There is good evidence that attention to patients' health needs before conception is related to improved perinatal outcomes.
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M3 - Review article
C2 - 1927590
AN - SCOPUS:0026199292
SN - 0893-8652
VL - 4
SP - 237
EP - 250
JO - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board of Family Practice
JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice / American Board of Family Practice
IS - 4
ER -