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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D016742
MeSH Number(s)	E02.760.775 N02.421.143.620.620 N02.421.585.775 N02.421.920.660
Concept/Terms	Preconception Care Preconception Care Care, Preconception

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Preconception Care".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Patient Care [E02.760]
Preconception Care [E02.760.775]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Community Health Services [N02.421.143]
Maternal Health Services [N02.421.143.620]
Preconception Care [N02.421.143.620.620]
Patient Care [N02.421.585]
Preconception Care [N02.421.585.775]
Women's Health Services [N02.421.920]
Preconception Care [N02.421.920.660]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Preconception Care".

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Bar chart showing 19 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2004	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	4	0	4
2009	0	1	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	1	3
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2

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Lokken EM, Jisuvei C, Hughes JP, Mandaliya K, Manhart LE, Mwinyikai K, Muller CH, Jaoko W, Kinuthia J, McClelland RS. Cultivable vaginal Lactobacillus is not associated with fecundability in Kenyan women attempting to conceive. Fertil Steril. 2022 03; 117(3):603-611.

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Wilkie G, Leftwich HK. Optimizing Care Preconception for Women With Diabetes and Obesity. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2021 03 01; 64(1):226-233.

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Gardiner P, Bickmore T, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L, Reichert M, Julce C, Sidduri N, Martin-Howard J, Woodhams E, Aryan J, Zhang Z, Fernandez J, Loafman M, Srinivasan J, Cabral H, Jack BW. Using Health Information Technology to Engage African American Women on Nutrition and Supplement Use During the Preconception Period. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020; 11:571705.

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Russo LM, Whitcomb BW, Freeman JR, Mumford SL, Sjaarda LA, Perkins NJ, Schliep KC, Grewal J, Silver RM, Schisterman EF. Physical activity and incidence of subclinical and clinical pregnancy loss: a secondary analysis in the effects of aspirin in gestation and reproduction randomized trial. Fertil Steril. 2020 03; 113(3):601-608.e1.

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Silk H. Discuss Oral Health with All Women of Child-Bearing Age. Am Fam Physician. 2018 01 01; 97(1):7.

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Wise LA, Wesselink AK, Tucker KL, Saklani S, Mikkelsen EM, Cueto H, Riis AH, Trolle E, McKinnon CJ, Hahn KA, Rothman KJ, S?rensen HT, Hatch EE. Dietary Fat Intake and Fecundability in 2 Preconception Cohort Studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2018 01 01; 187(1):60-74.

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Sacha CR, Page CM, Goldman RH, Ginsburg ES, Zera CA. Are women with obesity and infertility willing to attempt weight loss prior to fertility treatment? Obes Res Clin Pract. 2018 Jan - Feb; 12(1):125-128.

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Huberty J, Leiferman JA, Kruper AR, Jacobson LT, Waring ME, Matthews JL, Wischenka DM, Braxter B, Kornfield SL. Exploring the need for interventions to manage weight and stress during interconception. J Behav Med. 2017 Feb; 40(1):145-158.

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Mitra M, Clements KM, Zhang J, Smith LD. Disparities in Adverse Preconception Risk Factors Between Women with and Without Disabilities. Matern Child Health J. 2016 Mar; 20(3):507-15.

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Jack B, Bickmore T, Hempstead M, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L, Sadikova E, Mitchell S, Gardiner P, Adigun F, Penti B, Schulman D, Damus K. Reducing Preconception Risks Among African American Women with Conversational Agent Technology. J Am Board Fam Med. 2015 Jul-Aug; 28(4):441-51.

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