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Preconception Care in International Settings
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Sep 2006
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Source: Matern Child Health J. 10(Suppl 1):29-35.
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Alternative Title:Matern Child Health J
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Description:This literature review briefly describes international programs, policies, and activities related to preconception care and resulting pregnancy outcomes.|Electronic databases were searched and findings supplemented with secondary references cited in the original articles as well as textbook chapters, declarations, reports, and recommendations.|Forty-two articles, book chapters, declarations, and other published materials were reviewed. Policies, programs, and recommendations related to preconceptional health promotion exist worldwide and comprise a readily identifiable component of historic and modern initiatives pertaining to women's health, reproductive freedom, and child survival.|The integration of preconception care services within a larger maternal and child health continuum of care is well aligned with a prevention-based approach to enhancing global health.
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