Table 1. Pre-conception care.

WHO package of evidenced-based interventions	Components of pre-conception care	Specific conditions addressed by pre-conception care only
Nutritional conditions	Medical history	Conditions that need time to correct prior to conception
Genetic conditions	Psychosocial issues	Interventions not usually undertaken in pregnancy
Vaccine-preventable conditions	Physical examination	Intervention considered only because a pregnancy is planned.
Environmental health	Laboratory tests	Conditions that might change the choice/timing or method to conceive
Infertility/subfertility	Family history	Conditions requiring early post-conception pre-natal care
Female genital mutilation	Nutritional assessment
Too early, unwanted and rapid successive pregnancies
Sexually transmitted infections
HIV
Interpersonal violence
Mental health
Psychoactive substance use
Tobacco use

Adapted from: Preconception care to reduce maternal and childhood mortality and morbidity. Meeting report and packages of interventions: WHO HQ, February 2012; Preconception care: Greater New York Chapter of the March of Dimes Preconception Care Curriculum Working Group 2015.