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Preconception Education

Preconception education is a process to assist eligible couples to be in good health by using approaches that are culturally acceptable and practicably possible to use by them.

OBJECTIVES
  1. Establish lifestyle behaviour to maintain optimum health.
  2. Identify and treat risk factors before conception.
  3. Conceive a pregnancy without unnecessary risk factors.
  4. Prepare couples psychologically for pregnancy and the responsibilities that come with parenthood.
COMPONENTS FOR PRECONCEPTION EDUCATION
  1. Nurses should always divide preconception education into major components for a systematic approach.
  2. Nurses should always keep in mind to follow a teaching principle that is simple to complex. Use components for health promotion ...

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