Pregnancy is often framed as a “window of opportunity” for intervening on a variety of health
practices such as alcohol and tobacco use. However, there is evidence that interventions …

Providing care to adolescent girls and women before and between pregnancies improves
their own health and wellbeing, as well as pregnancy and newborn outcomes, and can also …

Abstract Problem/Condition: Promoting preconception health can potentially improve
women's health and pregnancy outcomes. Evidence-based interventions exist to reduce …

Background: Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is a serious health condition potentially
resulting in death without immediate medical attention, including organ failure, obstetric …

Women with chronic medical conditions are at increased risk for pregnancy-related
complications, yet little research has addressed how women with diabetes, hypertension …

Given that nearly one-half of pregnancies are unintended, preconception care should be
considered an integral part of primary care for women of reproductive age. Common issues …

Background Preparing for pregnancy and being in the best possible health before
conception improves reproductive outcomes. For women living with a chronic non …

BACKGROUND Despite ranking first in the world for health care spending, the United States
ranks 26th in infant mortality and is the only developed country where maternal mortality and …

Congenital disorders are a leading cause of global burden of disease; the birth prevalence
remains constant at 6%. Initiating preconception care before pregnancy may be an effective …

Many risk factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes can be identified and
modified preconceptionally. Despite a broad consensus that preconception care should be …