Lifestyle Medicine for Preconception Health
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Preconception Health Care
Let’s talk about preconception health. It actually means staying healthy during the years when people can conceive a child. Preconception lifestyle medicine helps improve health before pregnancy. This ensures a healthy pregnancy and childbirth.
These principles benefit everyone, whether or not they plan to have a baby. It promotes good health throughout life.
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) stated in 2006 that one of the main roles of preconception care is to provide evidence-based recommendations for addressing reproductive care, an essential element of healthy family planning.
Preconception: Lifestyle medicine care for a woman
Every woman should prioritize her health, even if she does not plan to conceive. Nearly half of all pregnancies are unplanned. Despite medical advances, 1 in 8 babies is born prematurely. Women need to focus on their health before trying to conceive.
Obesity, stress, hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic conditions negatively impact pregnancy and infant mortality rates. Preconception care is essential to minimize these risk factors. By taking positive steps before pregnancy, women can reduce risks and prevent problems that may affect the baby in the future.
Holistic support programs are recommended during pregnancy. (Refer to holistic programs.)
According to the World Health Organization, preconception health care focuses on conditions and risk factors that could affect a woman if she becomes pregnant.
According to the World Health Organization, preconception health care is an essential component of reproductive health which focuses on the conditions and risk factors that could affect a woman if she becomes pregnant.
Preconception: Lifestyle medicine care for a man
Preconception health is also vital for men. It involves a conscious decision to maintain excellent health. Men should support their partners in putting health first. Stress, obesity, addiction to tobacco and alcohol, and certain medications can harm men’s preconception health.
Lifestyle medicine can help men manage stress, reduce weight, and avoid harmful substances. Staying physically active and making healthier choices are key. Combining lifestyle interventions with holistic support programs and ongoing assistance addresses issues that hinder healthy pregnancies and childbirth.
Studies show poor health in men can lead to bad reproductive outcomes. This includes lifestyle exposures and poor health-seeking behavior.
Several studies have shown that suboptimal health in men can result in poor reproductive health outcomes. The factors associated include lifestyle exposures and poor health-seeking behavior.
NIHM National Library of Medicine, USA
Preconception: Lifestyle medicine session
Preconception lifestyle medicine focuses on health optimization before pregnancy. This personalized service addresses each person’s unique needs. The session creates an action plan for lifestyle interventions and offers evidence-based health recommendations. This is combined with a holistic support program that uses various health optimization tools tailored to each individual.
A lifestyle medicine practitioner assesses your current health and lifestyle. They provide evidence-based recommendations and create an action plan. Continuous support follows. The service collaborates with the patient’s doctor or clinic.
Both women and men should prepare for pregnancy before becoming sexually active or at least three months before planning to conceive. Actions like quitting smoking, achieving a healthy weight, or adjusting medications should start even earlier.
Holistic support programs are recommended during pregnancy. (Refer to holistic programs)
