Concept information
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services
Health Services
Reproductive Health Services
Maternal Health Services
Preferred term
Preconception Care
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- 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.
Broader concept
Allowable Qualifier(s)
In other languages
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French
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Soins préconceptionnels
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VKGRN2F8-C
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