Links to more resources

For information about regional and national preconception health programs, please check out the following sites:

• March of Dimes Foundation
• Everywoman Southeast  
• CDC Campaign & Resources
• State Programs:
  • Arizona  
  • California
  • Florida
  • Utah

Resources for a Healthy Pregnancy:

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
• Mother to Baby NC

Continuing education:

• Before, Between & Beyond Pregnancy – The National Preconception Curriculum and Resources for Clinicians
  • CME Modules

Articles and publications: 

• Preconception Care: Building the Foundation for Healthy Women, Babies, and Communities – North Carolina Medical Journal, September/October 2009
• American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 199, Issue 6, Supplement 2, December 2008
  • Table of Contents
  • Preconception care: a clinical case of "think globally, act locally"
  • Where is the "W"oman in MCH?
  • The clinical content of preconception care: an overview and preparation of this supplement
  • Healthier women, healthier reproductive outcomes: recommendations for the routine care of all women of reproductive age
  • The clinical content of preconception care: immunizations as part of preconception care
  • The clinical content of preconception care: infectious diseases in preconception care
  • The clinical content of preconception care: women with chronic medical conditions
  • The clinical content of preconception care: women with psychiatric conditions
  • The clinical content of preconception care: alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug exposures
  • The clinical content of preconception care: genetics and genomics
  • The clinical content of preconception care: nutrition and dietary supplements
  • The clinical content of preconception care: care of psychosocial stressors
  • The clinical content of preconception care: the use of medications and supplements among women of reproductive age
  • The clinical content of preconception care: reproductive history
  • The clinical content of preconception care: preconception care for special populations
  • The clinical content of preconception care: preconception care for men
  • The clinical content of preconception care: environmental exposures
• Women's Health Issues, Volume 18, Issue 6, December 2008
  • Policy and Finance for Preconception Care: Opportunities for Today and the Future by Kay Johnson, Hani Atrash, Alison Johnson
  • Marching Forward: Action Steps to Optimize the Health of Women and Babies by Jennifer L. Howse
  • Transforming Preconceptional, Prenatal, and Interconceptional Care Into a Comprehensive Commitment to Women's Health by Paul H. Wise
  • The Future of Preconception Care: A Clinical Perspective by Brian W. Jack, Hani Atrash, Timothy Bickmore, Kay Johnson
  • Women and Health Insurance: Implications for Financing Preconception Health by Sara Rosenbaum
  • Employer Approaches to Preconception Care by Kathryn E. Phillips, Georgette Flood
  • Making the Most of Medicaid: Promoting the Health of Women and Infants with Preconception Care by Alina Salganicoff, Jane An
  • Role of Medicaid Family Planning Waivers and Title X In Enhancing Access to Preconception Care by Rachel Benson Gold, Casey Alrich
  • Community Approaches to Women's Health: Delivering Preconception Care in a Community Health Center Model by Sara Wilensky, Michelle Proser
  • Healthy Start: Lessons Learned on Interconception Care by Maribeth Badura, Kay Johnson, Karen Hench, Madelyn Reyes
  • Title V Strategies to Ensure a Continuum of Women’s Health Services by Helene Kent, Nan Streeter
  • Translating Policy to Practice and Back Again: Implementing a Preconception Program in Delaware by Charlan Kroelinger, Deborah Ehrenthal
  • Where are the Data to Drive Policy Changes for Preconception Health and Health Care? by Samuel F. Posner, Danielle L. Broussard, William M. Sappenfield, Nan Streeter, Lauren B. Zapata, Magda G. Peck
  • Improving Women’s Preconceptional Health: Findings from a Randomized Trial of the Strong Healthy Women Intervention in the Central Pennsylvania Women’s Health Study by Marianne M. Hillemeier, Danielle Symons Downs, Mark E. Feinberg, Carol S. Weisman, Cynthia H. Chuang, Roxanne Parrott, Diana Velott, Lori A. Francis, Sara A. Baker, Anne-Marie Dyer, Vernon M. Chinchilli
  • Welfare Reform and Insurance Coverage During the Pregnancy Period: Implications for Preconception and Interconception Care by Kosali Ilayperuma Simon, Arden Handler
  • Prevalence of Chronic Illness in Pregnancy, Access to Care, and Health Care Costs: Implications for Interconception Care by Sharmila Chatterjee, Milton Kotelchuck, Usha Sambamoorthi
  • The Effect of Preconception Counseling on Lifestyle and Other Behaviour Before and During Pregnancy by Joyce Elsinga, Lieke C. de Jong-Potjer, Karin M. van der Pal-de Bruin, Saskia le Cessie, Willem J.J. Assendelft, Simone E. Buitendijk