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Preconceptional wellness as a routine objective for women's health care: an integrative strategy.
Full Abstract
Preconceptional health promotion should not be approached as an isolated activity. Instead, a new approach to women's wellness is needed. Rather than targeting care to women based on their pregnancy status or desires, health promotion and disease prevention should be integrated into a continuum of care throughout the life cycle. When care for women is viewed as an integrated continuum approach to health, rather than as a series of episodic events, higher levels of women's wellness will be achieved. This approach is likely to result in healthier women, pregnancies, and offspring. These outcomes are consistent with the goals of preconceptional health promotion. Using several case illustrations, this article highlights the benefits of integrating care into a continuum model.
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Author information
Author/s: Moos, Merry K (MK);
Affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7516, USA. mkmoos(-atsign-)med.unc.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review
Journal: Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN / NAACOG (J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2003 Jul-Aug; vol 32 (issue 4) : pp 550-6
Dates: Created 2003/08/07; Completed 2003/09/04; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12903706, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)
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