
Preconception care: Maximizing the gains for maternal and child …
Feb 15, 2013 · Overview A new WHO report shows that preconception care has a positive impact on maternal and child health outcomes (1). Addressed primarily at health professionals …
Preconception health
Sep 26, 2025 · Preconception health is a woman's health before she becomes pregnant. It means knowing how health conditions and risk factors could affect a woman or her unborn
Stages of pregnancy - Office on Women's Health
Sep 26, 2025 · Pregnancy lasts about 40 weeks, counting from the first day of your last normal period. The weeks are grouped into three trimesters.
Pregnancy - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of …
Dec 30, 2020 · The events that lead to pregnancy begin with conception, in which a sperm penetrates an egg. The fertilized egg (called a zygote) then travels through the woman's …
Family planning/contraception methods
Jul 3, 2025 · Fact sheet on family planning providing key facts and information on benefits of family planning, who provides family planning, contraceptive use, unmet need, contraceptive …
Trying to conceive - Office on Women's Health
Sep 26, 2025 · How do you figure out when you're fertile and when you're not? Wondering if you or your partner is infertile? Read on to boost your chances of conception
Contraception - World Health Organization (WHO)
4 days ago · Family planning allows people to attain their desired number of children, if any, and to determine the spacing of their pregnancies. It is achieved through use of contraceptive …
Preconception care - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 28, 2004 · Sexual and reproductive health is fundamental for individuals, couples and families, as well as for the social and economic development of communities and nations. …
Weight, fertility, and pregnancy - Office on Women's Health
Oct 23, 2025 · Being overweight or underweight can also cause problems during your pregnancy. Reaching a healthy weight can help you get pregnant and improve your chances
Periconceptional folic acid supplementation to prevent neural …
Aug 9, 2023 · The nutritional status of women prior to and during pregnancy plays a key role in fetal growth and development. Poor nutritional status in a woman in the period before she …