This is called
preconception health care, and it can make a big difference in the well - being of you and your baby.
It takes two healthy parents to ensure a healthy pregnancy and birth and a 4 - month
preconception health care program is the ideal way to achieve this.
Preconception health care is the deliberate application of nutritional and lifestyle modifications designed to optimize fertility and create a healthy growth environment for your developing baby.
Not exact matches
We discuss a fascinating theory about why
preconception / prenatal
health is so important, the best superfoods, supplements, and nutrients before and during pregnancy, the benefits of baby - led weaning versus pureed foods, the controversy regarding introducing allergenic foods early to avoid allergies later in life, and why self -
care is so important for moms!
Growing families will find integrative, holistic
care during their
preconception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and well woman experience with a team of dedicated women's
health professionals.
Good
health before pregnancy:
Preconception care.
Of course, proper
preconception care is essential to both you and your baby's
health.
She coordinates professional nursing education programming at AWHONN and represents AWHONN to a variety of national organizations including the National Maternal
Health Initiative, the Center for Disease Control's Select Panel on
Preconception Care, and the HHS Maternal Immunization Working Group.
Prevention is a critical component of our work and we are now looking at ways to educate on
preconception maternal
health optimization and enhanced pre-natal
care focusing on development of a healthy microbiome.
Preconception care focuses on the
health of the female and male counterpart while prenatal
care focuses on the -LSB-...]
Preconception care is comprehensive, individualized and tailored to your
health concerns and your time frame.
Starting with
preconception planning, pregnancy
care & birth services all the way to breastfeeding support, children's
health and adult
health care.
Preconception care focuses on the
health of the female and male counterpart while prenatal -LSB-...]
Preconception care is of particular interest to me because I believe that optimal
health begins early on with a strong foundation.
Even if you are just thinking about TTC, schedule a
preconception check up with your
health care provider now.
Objectives include improving the
health of women prior to pregnancy, increasing the number of women who deliver at term, improving birth intervals, increasing access to quality
preconception, interconception, prenatal, and postnatal
health care, and providing continuity of
care and
care coordination from the postnatal period through subsequent pregnancies.
Contact your local Planned Parenthood
health center to make an appointment for
preconception care, or for help finding a doctor in your area.
Her expertise includes: perinatal /
preconception care; home visiting and early childhood; immunization; oral
health; genetics and newborn screening; adolescent
health; and children with special
health needs.