SynthesisBMC women's health2015
The prevalence and nature of the use of preconception services by women with chronic health conditions: an integrative review.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Does previous pregnancy experience improve folic acid supplementation uptake? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- The magnitude of preconception care utilization and associated factors among women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis, 2024.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Mothers' utilization and associated factors of preconception care in Africa, a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Complementary medicine use by the Australian population: a critical mixed studies systematic review of utilisation, perceptions and factors associated with use.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Maternal Outcomes Associated With Lower Range Stage 1 Hypertension.Obstetrics and gynecology · 2018Trial
- Aspirin Effect on Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Associated With Stage 1 Hypertension in a High-Risk Cohort.Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) · 2018Trial
- Nephrologist Perspectives on Navigating Pregnancy Planning and Care in Women With Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Reproductive Planning and Preconception Counseling in Kidney Disease (REPKID):A Cross-Sectional Survey.Kidney medicine · 2026Article
- Pregnancies in women with rare diseases: Selected maternal and perinatal outcomes.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- 'It Was a Bit of a Now or Never Situation': Experiences of Preconception Care and Support for Women With Multiple Long-Term Health Conditions.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Early Roots of Childhood Obesity: Risk Factors, Mechanisms, and Prevention Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Care of pregnant women with pre-existing medical conditions in German perinatal centers.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence Tools for Preconception Cardiomyopathy Screening Among Women of Reproductive Age.Annals of family medicine · 2025Article
- Pre-pregnancy care in general practice in England: cross-sectional observational study using administrative routine health data.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- [Colombian consensus for the diagnosis, prevention, and management of Rhesus disease].Revista colombiana de obstetricia y ginecologia · 2024Article
- Knowledge and attitude towards preconception care and associated factors among women of reproductive age with chronic disease in Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia, 2022.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- What preconception health services would the public find when searching the internet in Australia?: results from a simulated internet-search study.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Study of pre-conception care (PCC) amongst women in the first trimester coming to the obstetrics and gynaecology (OBGY) outpatient department (OPD) of a hospital in a rural area.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- Stillbirth: prevention and supportive bereavement care.BMJ medicine · 2023Review
- Preconception care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and its correlation with knowledge level among women in the reproductive age group.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is growing evidence that preconception care may have an important role in preventing short and long term adverse health consequences for women and their offspring. This is particularly the case for women with chronic health conditions due to the rising prevalence of chronic disease in global populations. With this in mind, this paper presents an integrative systematic review of contemporary research outlining the use of preconception services and practices by women with chronic health conditions.
methodsA search was conducted through PubMed, CINAHL, AMED, and Maternity and Infant Care databases which identified 672 papers examining preconception care and preconception services for women with chronic health conditions. Fourteen papers which were written in English, presented original research, and reported on the prevalence or nature of use of preconception care by women with chronic health conditions were included in the review. Critical appraisal of study quality and thematic categorical grouping of identified papers was undertaken.
resultsCurrent research evidence, as identified through this review, examines three major topic areas: the prevalence of preconception care practices, use of services and characteristics of users; knowledge of the value and impact of preconception care and availability of preconception services for women with chronic health conditions; and women's attitudes, approaches and experiences of preconception care and preconception services. Prevalence estimates of engagement with preconception care range between 18.1% and 45%, with most studies focusing on women with type 1 or 2 diabetes. Significant gaps in women's knowledge of preconception care for women with chronic health conditions were also identified. Women with chronic health conditions reported experiencing emotional distress as a result of their engagement with preconception care services. They also commonly described feeling a need to employ discipline to comply with preconception care programs, and experiencing a fear of pregnancy complications.
conclusionFuture research requires a broad and sophisticated approach to research design and analysis, improved consideration of temporal changes to women's health behaviour, representative samples to more effectively inform health policy, and a deeper understanding of women's motivations, attitudes and perceptions of preconception care to assist in the development of tailored preconception health services.
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