"Preconception Care" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D016742
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.760.775 N02.421.143.620.620 N02.421.585.775 N02.421.920.660
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2018 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Preconception Care" by people in Profiles.
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Reproductive sequelae of parental severe illness before the pandemic: implications for the COVID-19 pandemic. Fertil Steril. 2020 12; 114(6):1242-1249.
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Family planning and abortion services in COVID 19 pandemic. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Nov; 59(6):808-811.
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MS, pregnancy and COVID-19. Mult Scler. 2020 09; 26(10):1137-1146.
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Update of the hyperglycemia Gestational diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic. Endocrinol Diabetes Nutr (Engl Ed). 2020 Oct; 67(8):545-552.
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Receipt of American Heart Association-Recommended Preconception Health Care Among Privately Insured Women With Congenital Heart Defects, 2007-2013. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 09 17; 8(18):e013608.
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Trends in Multivitamin Use Among Women of Reproductive Age: United States, 2006-2016. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2019 01; 28(1):37-45.
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The management of hypertension in women planning for pregnancy. Br Med Bull. 2018 12 01; 128(1):75-84.
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The management of autoimmune diseases in preconception, pregnancy and lactation. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Jun; 154(3):299-304.
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Expanded carrier screening: A current perspective. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2018 Nov; 230:41-54.
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Update: Interim Guidance for Preconception Counseling and Prevention of Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus for Men with Possible Zika Virus Exposure - United States, August 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2018 Aug 10; 67(31):868-871.