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    Preconception health refers to a woman's health before pregnancy. There are several risk factors to be aware of while considering pregnancy. Maintaining good preconception health can help ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby. Some key aspects of preconception health include nutrition, supplements like folic acid, lifestyle factors like substance use, and understanding family medical histories. The goal is to optimize a woman's health and the health of the fetus before she becomes pregnant.

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    Preconception health refers to a woman's health before pregnancy. There are several risk factors to be aware of while considering pregnancy. Maintaining good preconception health can help ensure a healthy pregnancy and baby. Some key aspects of preconception health include nutrition, supplements like folic acid, lifestyle factors like substance use, and understanding family medical histories. The goal is to optimize a woman's health and the health of the fetus before she becomes pregnant.

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    Planning

    Health Nexus—Health Before Pregnancy: http://www.ontarioprenataleducation.ca/health-before-


    health/services/publications/healthy-living/maternity-newborn-care-guidelines-chapter-2.html
    Preconception for

    WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT PRECONCEPTION HEALTH AND RISK FACTORS?
    Health Pregnancy

    Government of Canada—Preconception Care: www.canada.ca/en/public-


    Checklist…

    Book an appointment with your healthcare provider today!


     Examine
    your eating
    habits
     Begin dietary
    supplements,
    such as folic
    acid and
    Vitamin D

    pregnancy/
     Partake in
    regular
    physical “The goal of
    activity preconception health
     Refrain from care is to optimize the
    smoking,
    drinking health of every women
    alcohol, or and fetus”
    other
    substances Nancy Fleming
     Know your NURS 3031
    personal and
    family medical Sarah Ficek, Avery Figliomeni,
    history Ashtyn Figliomeni & Ashley

     Stop all Johnson


    contraception

    NUTRITION AND SUPPLEMENTS SUBSTANCE USE

    PRECONCEPTION HEALTH FOLIC ACID Substance use in the preconception period


    Preconception health is a women’s Folic acid is important for the healthy predicts substance us during the prenatal
    health before she becomes growth of your unborn baby. period. Early screening and interventions
    pregnant. There are a number risk are necessary to
    HOW CAN I INCREASE MY FOLIC ACID ensure a safe,
    factors that you should be aware of INTAKE? healthy and
    while thinking about
    substance free
    pregnancy. It is recommended that women who may
    pregnancy.
    become pregnant take a supplemental
    A healthy pregnancy dose of 0.4 mg of folic acid each day at
    WHAT CAN I DO TO PROTECT MY
    starts months before least three months before getting
    BABY?
    conception! pregnant.

    Dietary sources of folic acid Preconception substance use is associated


    WHAT TO CONSIDER BEFORE include; brown rice, dark with reduced fertility and delay in
    CONCEPTION green leafy vegetables, nuts conception among women and men of
    and beans. reproductive age.
    PRECONCEPTION WEIGHT
    For more information on folic acid
    Undernutrition in women contributes to Eliminating smoking before or during
    intake during pregnancy visit:
    20% of maternal deaths and is a pregnancy could avoid 5-7% of preterm-
    https://www.canada.ca/en/public-
    significant risk factor for stillbirths, related deaths and 23-24% of causes of
    health/services/pregnancy/folic-acid.html
    preterm births, small for gestational age sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
    and low birth weight babies. IRON, VITAMIN B12 & VITAMIN D
    AGE
    Obesity predisposes women to maternal Insufficient Vitamin D results in calcium Although age is a non-modifiable risk
    hypertensive disorders and gestational deficiency and can lead to maternal factor, it is important to take into
    diabetes. osteomalacia, pre-eclampsia, and low birth consideration when family planning.
    weight babies.
    A healthy BMI for pregnancy is between
    18.5 and 24.9. Anemic mothers are more prone to have The risk of having a baby with
    premature, anemic, and growth-restricted chromosomal abnormalities increases with
    HOW CAN I MANAGE A HEALTHY maternal age.
    babies.
    PRECONCEPTION WEIGHT?
    After consulting with your healthcare Adolescent girls between the ages of 15
     Calorie restriction
    provider, you may need to increase your and 19 have an increased risk of
     Physical activities
     Have a support system intake of Iron, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin D premature or low-birth-weight babies.
    through food sources or supplements.

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