1M. Sc. Nursing 2nd year, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, TMU, Moradabad, U.P
2Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, TMU, Moradabad, U.P
3Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, TMU, Moradabad, U.P
*Address for Correspondence: Ms. Nidhi Rao M. Sc. Nursing 2nd year, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer College of Nursing, TMU, Moradabad-244001, Uttar Pradesh, India, E-mail: msnidhirao1994@gmail.com Phone no: 8953433963, 7985031549
Online published on 8 March, 2019.
Determine the realization of women realizing for importance of optimizing health prior to pregnancy.
The idea of preconception care (care before pregnancy), has came into in recent years, as a vital element, not only for improving young adult and women's health during pregnancy birth, but for future health. Preconception care is a positive new approach to upgrade the health of future children through primary intervention. Although most women have no positive attitude towards preconception care as they found that it would harm their health and will not acquire the healthy pregnancy due the certain domestic reasons or their cultural belief.
Pub Med-Medline, EBSCO were searched for research articles in awareness on preconception care among women of reproductive age and found little awareness regarding preconception care.
Out of 9 articles, 6 research studies supported that awareness regarding preconception care revealed that variation in the level of awareness.
The review concludes that awareness on preconception care reveals very low level of awareness.
Preconception care is to reduce the risk of unfavorable health effect for the women and unborn baby by optimizing the women health awareness before planning and conceiving pregnancy.
Awareness, Preconception care, and Reproductive age women
