ReviewBioMed research international2016
Preconception Care: A New Standard of Care within Maternal Health Services.
Review in BioMed research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preconception Maternal Mentoring for Improved Fetal Growth among Indonesian Women: Results from a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- The impact of pregestational stress on neurodevelopment: Implications for autism spectrum disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.The Journal of physiology · 2026Review
- Lifestyle Modifications Prior to Pregnancy and Their Impact on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A Holistic Digital Health Framework to Support Health Prevention Strategies in the First 1000 Days.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- An exploratory study on midwives' perceptions of the availability of preconception care in health facilities in the Kpandai District of Northern Ghana.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Characteristics, Physiopathology and Management of Dyslipidemias in Pregnancy: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The science of uncertainty guides fetal-neonatal neurology principles and practice: diagnostic-prognostic opportunities and challenges.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Self-reported Provision of Preconception Care and Associated Factors.The East African health research journal · 2024Article
- The MothersBabies Study, an Australian Prospective Cohort Study Analyzing the Microbiome in the Preconception and Perinatal Period to Determine Risk of Adverse Pregnancy, Postpartum, and Child-Related Health Outcomes: Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Integration of preconception care into the bachelor of nursing curriculum: An exploratory qualitative study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Benefits of Probiotic Yogurt Consumption on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2020Review
- Developmental Origins of Disease: Emerging Prenatal Risk Factors and Future Disease Risk.Current epidemiology reports · 2018Article
- Heavy metal contamination of prenatal vitamins.Toxicology reports · 2018Article
- Human Elimination of Organochlorine Pesticides: Blood, Urine, and Sweat Study.BioMed research international · 2016Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Emerging research suggests that much pediatric affliction has origins in the vulnerable phase of fetal development. Prenatal factors including deficiency of various nutrients and exposure to assorted toxicants are major etiological determinants of myriad obstetrical complications, pediatric chronic diseases, and perhaps some genetic mutations. With recent recognition that modifiable environmental determinants, rather than genetic predestination, are the etiological source of most chronic illness, modification of environmental factors prior to conception offers the possibility of precluding various mental and physical health conditions. Environmental and lifestyle modification through informed patient choice is possible but evidence confirms that, with little to no training in clinical nutrition, toxicology, or environmental exposures, most clinicians are ill-equipped to counsel patients about this important area. With the totality of available scientific evidence that now exists on the potential to modify disease-causing gestational determinants, failure to take necessary precautionary action may render members of the medical community collectively and individually culpable for preventable illness in children. We advocate for environmental health education of maternity health professionals and the widespread adoption and implementation of preconception care. This will necessitate the translation of emerging knowledge from recent research literature, to health professionals, to reproductive-aged women, and to society at large.
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