Memo on Preconception Care

There are three important aspects of preconception care:

Preconception risk entails the planning, spacing, and timing of pregnancy. Such illnesses as diabetes, malnutrition, adrenal hyperplasia, or phenylketonuria should be well controlled prior to pregnancy (Thompson, Francis, Kirby, & Compton, 1991, p. 1346). Counseling regarding human immunodeficiency virus or herpes is important prior to pregnancy. In addition to providing a baseline assessment of the individual's health, preconception risk assessment would allow us to identify

* individual and social conditions (extreme obesity, advanced maternal age, unusual diets, economic status, malnutrition (Garner, Kramer, & Chalmers, 1992, p. 1021; Torres-Pereyra, 1988, p. 385);

* unhealthy health habits (smoking, drugs, and alcohol use);

(Nutrition during pregnancy, 1990), p. 404.

* general medical condition (immunities, medications, genetics,

* barriers to family planning or early prenatal care (finances,

work demands, marital discord) (Lyden, 19

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