 Preconception Care
"Preconception Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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D016742
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E02.760.775 N02.421.143.620.620 N02.421.585.775 N02.421.920.660
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preconception Care" by people in Profiles.
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Aziz Ali S, Genkinger J, Kahe K, Valeri L, Khowaja N, Krebs NF, Kuhn L. Role of preconception nutrition supplements in maternal anemia and intrauterine growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Syst Rev. 2025 Jan 13; 14(1):11.
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Hernandez-Green N, Haiman MD, McDonald A, Rollins L, Farinu OTO, Clarke LS, Huebshmann A, Fort MP, Chandler RD, Brocke P, McLaurin-Glass D, Harris E, Berry K, Suarez A, Williams T, Franklin CG. A development and implementation of a preconception counseling program for black women and men in the southeastern United States: a pilot protocol. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1416586.
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Waldrop S, Chowdhury D, Westcott JE, Biasini F, Garc?s A, Figueroa L, Tshefu A, Lokangaka A, Bauserman M, Saleem S, Ali SA, Goldenberg RL, Goudar SS, Dhaded SM, Derman RJ, Kemp JF, Koso-Thomas M, Das A, Hambidge M, Krebs NF. Anthropometric and sociodemographic variables, but not preconception or prenatal maternal nutrition supplementation, predict neurodevelopment in offspring of the 'Women First'?trial. Matern Child Nutr. 2024 Oct; 20(4):e13703.
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Kemp JF, Hambidge KM, Westcott JL, Ali SA, Saleem S, Garc?s A, Figueroa L, Somannavar MS, Goudar SS, Long JM, Hendricks AE, Krebs NF. Zinc Supplementation Initiated Prior to or During Pregnancy Modestly Impacted Maternal Status and High Prevalence of Hypozincemia in Pregnancy and Lactation: The Women First Preconception Maternal Nutrition Trial. J Nutr. 2024 06; 154(6):1917-1926.
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Caldwell AE, Gorczyca AM, Bradford AP, Nicklas JM, Montgomery RN, Smyth H, Pretzel S, Nguyen T, DeSanto K, Ernstrom C, Santoro N. Effectiveness of preconception weight loss interventions on fertility in women: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2024 Aug; 122(2):326-340.
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Sauder KA, Gamalski K, DeRoeck J, Vasquez FP, Dabelea D, Glueck DH, Catenacci VA, Fabbri S, Ritchie ND. A pre-conception clinical trial to reduce intergenerational obesity and diabetes risks: The NDPP-NextGen trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 10; 133:107305.
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Ritchie ND, Sauder KA, Kostiuk M. Reducing Maternal Obesity and Diabetes Risks Prior to Conception with the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Jul; 27(7):1133-1139.
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Harper T, Kuohung W, Sayres L, Willis MD, Wise LA. Optimizing preconception care and interventions for improved population health. Fertil Steril. 2023 09; 120(3 Pt 1):438-448.
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Legro RS, Hansen KR, Diamond MP, Steiner AZ, Coutifaris C, Cedars MI, Hoeger KM, Usadi R, Johnstone EB, Haisenleder DJ, Wild RA, Barnhart KT, Mersereau J, Trussell JC, Krawetz SA, Kris-Etherton PM, Sarwer DB, Santoro N, Eisenberg E, Huang H, Zhang H. Effects of preconception lifestyle intervention in infertile women with obesity: The FIT-PLESE randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2022 01; 19(1):e1003883.
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Shteinberg M, Taylor-Cousar JL, Durieu I, Cohen-Cymberknoh M. Fertility and Pregnancy in Cystic Fibrosis. Chest. 2021 12; 160(6):2051-2060.
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