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Chapter 10 - Pre-Conception Care

from Section 3 - Fetal Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2021

By
Chu Chin Lim  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Edited by
Tahir Mahmood ,
Charles Savona Ventura ,
Ioannis Messinis  and
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Tahir Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
Charles Savona Ventura
Affiliation:
University of Malta, Malta
Ioannis Messinis
Affiliation:
University of Thessaly, Greece
Sambit Mukhopadhyay
Affiliation:
Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, UK
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Summary

Pre-conception care is defined as ‘any intervention provided to women and couples of childbearing age, regardless of pregnancy status or desire, before pregnancy, to improve health outcomes for women, newborns and children’ [1]. All women hoping to conceive are considered as potential candidates for such a consultation.

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The EBCOG Postgraduate Textbook of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Obstetrics & Maternal-Fetal Medicine
 , pp. 83 - 91
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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