Preconception
Provision of information, advice and education
To promote and support healthy lifestyles choices and reduce health inequalities.
Supports early engagement with maternity and specialist services if required.
Increases optimum opportunity for early screening requirements.
Health Visiting
Provision of in relation to known families.
To provide the information that a woman and her partner need in order to make informed choices when planning a pregnancy and in early pregnancy to include for example:
- nutrition and exercise advice
- food hygiene
- drug and alcohol use
- smoking cessation
- advice re pre-existing conditions.
Midwifery
To provide the information that a woman and her partner need in order to make informed choices when planning a pregnancy and in early pregnancy to include for example:
- nutrition and exercise advice
- food hygiene
- drug and alcohol use
- smoking cessation
- advice re pre-existing conditions.
Childrens Centres & EYFS
Part of the early intervention programme.
To provide the information that a woman and her partner need in order to make informed choices when planning a pregnancy and in early pregnancy to include for example:
- nutrition and exercise advice
- food hygiene
- drug and alcohol use
- smoking cessation
- advice re pre-existing conditions. Signposting to support services.
Primary Care & GP
To provide the information that a woman and her partner need in order to make informed choices about planning a pregnancy.
Pre-conceptual role of the GP to include:
- discussing contraception and any fertility issues
- folic acid supplementation
- lifestyle issues (such as obesity management, smoking cessation and alcohol consumption)
- rubella antibody screening
- pre-existing conditions such as mental health conditions, diabetes or epilepsy and genetic counselling (for example, for thalassaemia, sickle-cell trait and consanguinity).
Supports those families with complex care needs. Supports early engagement with maternity and specialist services if required.