ReviewJournal of developmental origins of health and disease2022
Characterising and monitoring preconception health in England: a review of national population-level indicators and core data sources.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Preconception indicators and associations with health outcomes reported in UK routine primary care data: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Pooled it
- How common is natural conception in women who have had a livebirth via assisted reproductive technology? Systematic review and meta-analysis.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Integrating HPLC-determined vitamins A, E and B-complex (BEuropean journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Midwives' experiences of maternal death surveillance and response: insights from Mwanza District Hospital, Malawi.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Predicting childhood overweight and obesity at school entrance using healthcare, demographic, and socioeconomic data in Wales, UK.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Developing internationally agreed core indicators for surveillance of preconception health: protocol for a consensus study.PloS one · 2026Article
- 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
- Preconception health risk factors documented in general practice electronic medical records.BMJ sexual & reproductive health · 2024Article
- Preconception health and care policies, strategies and guidelines in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review.BMC public 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
- Preconception health in adolescence and adulthood across generations in the UK: Findings from three British birth cohort studies.PloS one · 2024Article
- Preconception health among migrant women in England: A cross-sectional analysis of maternity services data 2018-2019.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
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- Women's preconception health in England: a report card based on cross-sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2023Article
- Preconception health and care policies, strategies and guidelines in the UK and Ireland: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours surrounding preconception and pregnancy health: an Australian cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Patient preferences and choices as a reflection of trust-A cluster analysis comparing postsurgical perceptions in a private and a public hospital.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
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- A conceptual framework for characterising lifecourse determinants of multiple long-term condition multimorbidity.Journal of multimorbidity and comorbidityArticle
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Abstract
Initiatives to optimise preconception health are emerging following growing recognition that this may improve the health and well-being of women and men of reproductive age and optimise health in their children. To inform and evaluate such initiatives, guidance is required on indicators that describe and monitor population-level preconception health. We searched relevant databases and websites (March 2021) to identify national and international preconception guidelines, recommendations and policy reports. These were reviewed to identify preconception indicators. Indicators were aligned with a measure describing the prevalence of the indicator as recorded in national population-based data sources in England. From 22 documents reviewed, we identified 66 indicators across 12 domains. Domains included wider (social/economic) determinants of health; health care; reproductive health and family planning; health behaviours; environmental exposures; cervical screening; immunisation and infections; mental health, physical health; medication and genetic risk. Sixty-five of the 66 indicators were reported in at least one national routine health data set, survey or cohort study. A measure of preconception health assessment and care was not identified in any current national data source. Perspectives from three (healthcare) professionals described how indicator assessment and monitoring may influence patient care and inform awareness campaign development. This review forms the foundation for developing a national surveillance system for preconception health in England. The identified indicators can be assessed using national data sources to determine the population's preconception needs, improve patient care, inform and evaluate new campaigns and interventions and enhance accountability from responsible agencies to improve preconception health.
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