Preconception care for infertile couples: Nurses' and midwives' roles in promoting better maternal and birth outcomes.
J Clin Nurs
; 27(23-24): 4411-4418, 2018 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Preconception care promotes better maternal outcomes, may assist in preventing birth defects and improves fertility awareness among healthy childbearing couples. Yet, the significance of preconception care for infertile couples is undeveloped area of practice in Europe. AIMS ANDOBJECTIVES:
To discuss the importance of nurses and midwives in providing preconception care to infertile couples in the United Kingdom and Spain.DESIGN:
Discursive paper.METHOD:
A comparison of different midwifery and nursing approaches to preconception care for infertile couples in two European countries.FINDINGS:
At present, infertile couples' needs for preconception care are not routinely identified or understood. There is an opportunity for these needs to be considered and identified by nurses at the time of investigation for infertility or when planning pregnancy with assisted conception.CONCLUSIONS:
We argue that, by providing preconception care, nurses and midwives have an opportunity to deliver important advice to infertile couples in both primary care and specialist infertility services.Palabras clave
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Colección:
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Atención Preconceptiva
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Rol de la Enfermera
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Infertilidad
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Partería
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido