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Therapeutics > Patient Care > Preconception Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Patient Care > Preconception Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Women's Health Services > Preconception Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Community Health Services > Maternal Health Services > Preconception Care
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services > Health Services > Reproductive Health Services > Maternal Health Services > Preconception Care

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Preconception Care  

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Note

  • may refer to prospective mother or father

Scope note

  • 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.

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  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016742

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