conclusions although the majority of women had pcc records and received advice from healthcare professionals to carry out pchbs, most of them did not adhere to the pchb guideline recommendations. it is therefore suggested that strategies should be adopted to establish pcc services in the healthcare system and encourage clients to adhere to the pchb guideline recommended by the ministry of healt...

Background: General practitioners (GPs) provide care for women across the lifespan. This currently includes preconception and postpartum phases of a woman’s life. Interconception (ICC) addresses women’s health issues between pregnancies that then have impact on maternal infant outcomes, such as lifestyle biomedical risks, interpregnancy intervals contraception provision. However, ICC in general...

AIM A critical analysis of online public postings in response to the news about the ending of China's one-child policy was conducted. The specific study aims were to 1) identify the dominant public discourse in response to the news about the ending of the one-child policy and the beginning of the new two-child policy, and 2) explore implications for preconception care from the public discourse....

abouT one in Twelve infanTs born in rhode island during 2004–2006 were low birth weight and nearly one in ten were premature. These conditions greatly increase the risk of perinatal complications and of disability and poor health across the life course. Nationally, there is evidence of preconception care effectiveness for screening/referral of reproductive risks, folate supplementation, and tre...