Preconception care--are midwives in danger of missing the boat?
1994
G Pownall
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009721
Nurse Midwives
Professional nurses who have received postgraduate training in MIDWIFERY.
Nurse-Midwife,Nurse-Midwives,Nurse Midwife
D009774
Obstetrics
A medical-surgical specialty concerned with management and care of women during pregnancy, parturition, and the puerperium.
D011247
Pregnancy
The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.
Gestation,Pregnancies
D003266
Continuity of Patient Care
Health care provided on a continuing basis from the initial contact, following the patient through all phases of medical care.
Continuum of Care,Continuity of Care,Care Continuity,Care Continuity, Patient,Care Continuum,Patient Care Continuity
D005260
Female
Females
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016742
Preconception Care
An organized and comprehensive program of health care that identifies and reduces a woman's reproductive risks before conception through risk assessment, health promotion, and interventions. Preconception care programs may be designed to include the male partner in providing counseling and educational information in preparation for fatherhood, such as genetic counseling and testing, financial and family planning, etc. This concept is different from PRENATAL CARE, which occurs during pregnancy.