ArticleUpsala journal of medical sciences2016
General practitioners' knowledge, attitudes and views of providing preconception care: a qualitative investigation.
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- Determinants of knowledge of preconception care among healthcare providers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Paternal preconception modifiable risk factors for adverse pregnancy and offspring outcomes: a review of contemporary evidence from observational studies.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- What do people know about fertility? A systematic review on fertility awareness and its associated factors.Upsala journal of medical sciences · 2018Pooled it
- Acceptability and feasibility of a planned preconception weight loss intervention in women with long-acting reversible contraception: the Plan-it mixed-methods study.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2023Trial
- The Preconception Health and Health Behaviors of Australian First-Time Fathers: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2026Article
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- Preconception Health Indicators and Deprivation: A Cross-Sectional Study Using National Maternity Healthcare Data.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Preconception health policy, health promotion, and health services to achieve health in current and future generations: a narrative review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Review
- Family Planning and Preconception Care Service Management: The Key Role of Bulgarian GPs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Fertility education: recommendations for developing and implementing tools to improve fertility literacy†.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 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
- Women's views on content and delivery methods for interventions to improve preconception health: a qualitative exploration.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- GPs' awareness of pregnancy: trends and association with hazardous medication use.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Article
- Preconception-Health-Related Attitudes of Bulgarian Women of Reproductive Age.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Integration of preconception care into the bachelor of nursing curriculum: An exploratory qualitative study.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Non-communicable diseases and maternal health: a scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- "We Are Having a Huge Problem with Compliance": Exploring Preconception Care Utilization in South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Current state of preconception care in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic scoping review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
- Health Care Providers Perceptions About Preconception Care in Ibadan, Southwest Nigeria: A Qualitative Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2022Article
- Integrating Preconception Health into Routine Reproductive Health Services of Ghana: A Qualitative Study Among University Students.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPreconception health and care aims to reduce parental risk factors before pregnancy through health promotion and intervention. Little is known about the preconception interventions that general practitioners (GPs) provide. The aim of this study was to examine GPs' knowledge, attitudes, and views towards preconception health and care in the general practice setting.
methodsAs part of a large mixed-methods study to explore preconception care in England, we surveyed 1,173 women attending maternity units and GP services in London and interviewed women and health professionals. Seven GPs were interviewed, and the framework analysis method was used to analyse the data.
findingsSeven themes emerged from the data: Knowledge of preconception guidelines; Content of preconception advice; Who should deliver preconception care?; Targeting provision of preconception care; Preconception health for men; Barriers to providing preconception care; and Ways of improving preconception care. A lack of knowledge and demand for preconception care was found, and although reaching women before they are pregnant was seen as important it was not a responsibility that could be adequately met by GPs. Specialist preconception services were not provided within GP surgeries, and care was mainly targeted at women with medical conditions. GPs described diverse patient groups with very different health needs.
conclusionImplementation of preconception policy and guidelines is required to engage women and men and to develop proactive delivery of care with the potential to improve pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. The role of education and of nurses in improving preconception health was acknowledged but remains under-developed.
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