Parents to be The effectiviness of systematic population-based preconception advice and counselling initiated by GPs, continuing stage 2.
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'Parents to be' is a project that evaluates routine preconception advice and counselling given to
couples before pregnancy (PAC), initiated and given by their own general practitioner (GP) in order to
prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. The couples' personal situation is evaluated with respect to
risk factors for the pregnancy and the unborn child. Questions are asked about the couples' medical
history, medication, lifestyle (smoking, alcohol consumption and nutritional habits) as well as about
hereditary and congenital disorders in the family. If specific risk factors are found the couple receives
information about these personal risk factors along with information on general risk factors for
pregnancy. The GP offers general and specific health education and refers to a specialist if genetic
counselling is needed. The current stage of the project is to study the effect of routine PAC on health
behaviour, risk perception, frequency of risk factors in the general population and process evaluation
of routine PAC.