Healthy lifestyle behaviors during the preconception period are important to optimize
maternal and child outcomes, including weight. However, the majority of women do not have …

Background The health of parents before pregnancy influences the short-and long-term
health of their offspring. This systematic review explored the preconception knowledge …

Background: Disparities in health outcomes between immigrant and native-origin
populations, particularly pregnant women, pose significant challenges to healthcare …

Aims To investigate the association between pregnancy intention and smoking or alcohol
consumption in preconception and pregnancy periods. Background Suboptimal lifestyle …

Overweight and obesity present health risks for mothers and their children. Reaching
women during the key life stages of preconception and pregnancy in community settings …

Background Clinicians and women of reproductive age would benefit from a reliable way to
identify who is likely to become pregnant in the next year, in order to direct health advice …

Engaging in regular preconception physical activity (PA) is associated with benefits,
including improved cardiovascular health and mental well-being. However, most women do …

Objective To examine the uptake of postnatal contraception (PNC) and experiences of PNC
care across a geographical region of England. Design Cross‐sectional online survey …

Background A longstanding gap in the reproductive health field has been the availability of a
screening instrument that can reliably predict a person's likelihood of becoming pregnant …

Understanding women's information seeking behaviours before conception is important for
the development of interventions to enhance preconception health. This project explored …