[HTML][HTML] A mother's cry: a race to eliminate the influence of racial disparities on maternal morbidity and mortality rates among Black women in America

GI Oribhabor, ML Nelson, KAR Buchanan-Peart… - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Racial/ethnic disparities in maternal care exist, even as medicine continues to progress on
several aspects, medical care continues to fail countless women each year, particularly …

[HTML][HTML] Preconception care: a strategic intervention for the prevention of neonatal and birth disorders

H Khekade, A Potdukhe, AB Taksande, MB Wanjari… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Preconception care is a strategic intervention to improve neonatal and birth outcomes by
addressing modifiable risk factors and optimizing maternal and fetal health before …

Pre-conception folic acid and multivitamin supplementation for the prevention of Neural Tube Defect: An umbrella Review

BB Abate, H Kumsa, GA Abebe, T Wodaynew… - …, 2024 - karger.com
Background: Previous reviews explored the association between maternal use of folic acid
and multivitamin supplements and risk of Neural Tube Defect (NTD) in children, with no …

A new perspective on universal preconception care in China

Q Zhou, G Acharya, S Zhang, Q Wang… - Acta obstetricia et …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many risk factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes can be identified and
modified preconceptionally. Despite a broad consensus that preconception care should be …

Opportunities for enhancing pregnancy planning and preconception health behaviours of Australian women

AY Lang, CL Harrison, G Barrett, JA Hall, LJ Moran… - Women and Birth, 2021 - Elsevier
Problem and background The preconception period provides a significant opportunity to
engage women in healthy behaviour change for improved maternal and child health …

Knowledge of preconception care among healthcare providers working in public health institutions in Hawassa, Ethiopia

A Kassa, SP Human, H Gemeda - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Preconception care (PCC) is an evidence-based health promotion intervention
to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. Nevertheless, it is one of the missing elements …

Level of healthcare providers' preconception care (PCC) practice and factors associated with non-implementation of PCC in Hawassa, Ethiopia

A Kassa, S Human, H Gemeda - Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2019 - ajol.info
BACKGROUND: Healthcare providers (HCPs) are at the forefront of screening and
identifying preconception risk factors leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). In …

Mothers' utilization and associated factors of preconception care in Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis

T Tekalign, T Lemma, M Silesh, EA Lake, M Teshome… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background As the studies show, in every minute in the world, 380 women become
pregnant and 190 face unplanned or unwanted pregnancies; 110 experience pregnancy …

China's community-based strategy of universal preconception care in rural areas at a population level using a novel risk classification system for stratifying couples …

Q Zhou, S Zhang, Q Wang, H Shen, W Tian… - BMC health services …, 2016 - Springer
Background Preconception care (PCC) is recommended for optimizing a woman's health
prior to pregnancy to minimize the risk of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. We aimed …

Knowledge of Preconception Care and Associated Factors among Healthcare Providers Working in Public Health Institutions in Awi Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2019 …

MM Bekele, NA Gebeyehu, MM Kefale… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Preconception care is a set of interventional care for the better maternal and
childbirth outcome. Nevertheless, this area still faces implementation problems in most of the …