ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
Preconception Health and Lifestyle Behaviours of Women Planning a Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- The health beliefs, attitudes, and intentions of males toward pregnancy planning and preconception health and care: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Preconception lifestyle interventions for women-a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention characteristics and behaviour change techniques.Human reproduction update · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of pregnancy intention on completion of maternity continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Facilitators and barriers to behaviour change within a lifestyle program for women with obesity to prevent excess gestational weight gain: a mixed methods evaluation.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Trial
- Understanding Preferences for Preconception Care in Australia: Insights From a Discrete Choice Experiment.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Health behaviors in women conceiving by medically assisted reproduction vs natural conception: A cross-sectional study of 23,334 nulliparous women.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors in Pregnant Women With and Without Stress Urinary Incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Informatics Interventions for Maternal Morbidity: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Pregnancy intention, preconception health, health behaviours, and information and health advice seeking among expectant male partners.BMC primary care · 2025Article
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- Application of theory of planned behavior to predictors of preconception care behavior in women of childbearing age.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
- Awareness and Knowledge About Preconception Healthcare: A Cross-Sectional Study of Early Years UAE Medical Students.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- High prevalence of medical conditions and unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in women with PCOS during preconception: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
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- Preconception-Health-Related Attitudes of Bulgarian Women of Reproductive Age.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours surrounding preconception and pregnancy health: an Australian cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Preparing for Pregnancy in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-A Multidisciplinary Approach.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Preconception care and lifestyle behaviours significantly influence health outcomes of women and future generations. A cross-sectional survey of Australian women in preconception, stratified by pregnancy planning stage (active planners (currently trying to conceive) vs. non-active planners (pregnancy planned within 1-5 years)), assessed health behaviours and their alignment to preconception care guidelines. Overall, 294 women with a mean (SD) age of 30.7 (4.3) years were recruited and 38.9% were overweight or obese. Approximately half of women (54.4%) reported weight gain within the previous 12 months, of which 69.5% gained ≥ 3kg. The vast majority of women (90.2%) were unaware of reproductive life plans, and 16.8% over the age of 25 had not undertaken cervical screening. Of active planners (n = 121), 47.1% had sought medical/health advice in preparation for pregnancy and 81.0% had commenced supplementation with folic acid, iodine or a preconception multivitamin. High-risk lifestyle behaviours including cigarette smoking (7.3%), consumption of alcohol (85.3%) and excessive alcohol consumption within three months (56.3%), were frequently reported in women who were actively trying to conceive. Results indicate that women who are actively planning a pregnancy require support to optimise health and lifestyle in preparation for pregnancy to improve alignment with current preconception care recommendations.
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