ArticleMaternal and child health journal2010
Pregnancy intention and health behaviors: results from the Central Pennsylvania Women's Health Study cohort.
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- Probiotics for preventing gestational diabetes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
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- Evaluation of the Hindi version of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy among pregnant and postnatal women in urban India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Health behaviours in 131,182 UK women planning pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Interventions to Increase Multivitamin Use Among Women in the Interconception Period: An IMPLICIT Network Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Lifestyle and Psychological Factors Associated with Pregnancy Intentions: Findings from a Longitudinal Cohort Study of Australian Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Integrating interconception care in preventive child health care services: The Healthy Pregnancy 4 All program.PloS one · 2019Article
- Maternal resveratrol consumption and its programming effects on metabolic health in offspring mechanisms and potential implications.Bioscience reports · 2018Review
- Demographic Characteristics, Health Behaviors Before and During Pregnancy, and Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes in Mothers with Different Pregnancy Planning Status.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2016Article
- Preconception Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Birth Outcomes in Adolescent Girls.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2015Article
- Why do women invest in pre-pregnancy health and care? A qualitative investigation with women attending maternity services.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Article
- Assessment of Pre-Pregnancy Dietary Intake with a Food Frequency Questionnaire in Alberta Women.Nutrients · 2015Article
- How do women prepare for pregnancy? Preconception experiences of women attending antenatal services and views of health professionals.PloS one · 2014Article
- Is Preconception Substance Use Associated With Unplanned or Poorly Timed Pregnancy?Journal of addiction medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveOur objective was to determine whether intention for future pregnancy affects selected preconception health behaviors that may impact pregnancy outcomes.
methodsAnalyses are based on data from a population-based cohort study of women ages 18-45 residing in Central Pennsylvania. A subsample of 847 non-pregnant women with reproductive capacity comprise the analytic sample. We determined the associations between intention for future pregnancy and the pattern in the following health behaviors over a 2-year period: nutrition (fruit and vegetable consumption), folic acid supplementation, physical activity, binge drinking, smoking, and vaginal douching. Multivariable analyses controlled for pregnancy-related variables, health status, health care utilization, and sociodemographic variables.
resultsAt baseline, 9% of women were considering pregnancy in the next year, 37% of women were considering pregnancy some other time in the future, and 53% of women were not considering future pregnancy. In multivariable analyses, there were no associations between intention for future pregnancy and maintaining healthy behavior or improving behavior for any of the seven longitudinal health behaviors studied.
conclusionsThe importance of nutrition, folic acid supplementation, physical activity, avoiding binge drinking, not smoking, and avoiding vaginal douching in the preconception period needs to be emphasized by health care providers and policy makers.
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