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Descriptor
English
:
Preconception Care
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Atención Preconceptiva
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cuidado Pré-Concepcional
Synonyms
English
:
Care, Preconception
Tree Number:
E02.760.775
N02.421.143.620.620
N02.421.585.775
N02.421.920.660
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
may refer to prospective mother or
father
See Related
English
:
Prenatal Care
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
29875
Unique Identifier:
D016742
Occurrence in VHL
:
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