UK Preconception Partnership

Publications

Members of the Partnership have led several publications that contribute to our vision to improve preconception health and normalise the notion of preparing for pregnancy.


Women's preconception health in England: a report card based on cross-sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019

First report card on women's preconception health in England.
21 February 2023
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Preconception care in primary care: supporting patients to have healthier pregnancies and babies

Opinion piece by Dr Schoenaker et al. highlights opportunities in primary care for delivering preconception care.
01 April 2022
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Characterising and monitoring preconception health in England: a review of national population-level indicators and core data sources

Review of suitable indicators of preconception health using metrics from multiple routine data sources
13 April 2022
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A wake-up call for preconception health: a clinical review

The paper calls for a call for a new focus on improving health before conception.
29 April 2021
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Preconception nutrition: building advocacy and social movements to stimulate action

The advocacy paper by Vogel et al. discusses key actions to place preconception nutrition at the top of national and regional agendas
12 February 2021
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Preconception health in England: a proposal for annual reporting with core metrics

Proposal for an annual report card on preconception Health in England
01 June 2019
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Intervention strategies to improve nutrition and health behaviours before conception

Lancet series paper discussing promising strategies for intervention in the preconception period that are likely to be scalable and have positive effects on a range of health outcomes
05 May 2018
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Origins of lifetime health around the time of conception: causes and consequences

Lancet series paper discussing the evidence for periconceptional effects on lifetime health
05 May 2018
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Before the beginning: nutrition and lifestyle in the preconception period and its importance for future health

Lancet Series paper on the timing and importance of preconception health for subsequent maternal and child health
05 May 2018
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