Table 1.
Condensed Set of 10 Preconception Health Indicators Identified by the Preconception Health and Healthcare Initiative’s Surveillance and Research Work Group
| Condensed indicators | Data source |
|---|---|
| Current smoking—percentage of women who currently smoke every day or some days | Behavioral risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) |
| Depression—percentage of women ever told by a healthcare professional that they have a depressive disorder | BRFSS |
| Diabetes—percentage of women ever told by a healthcare professional that they had diabetes (excluding only during pregnancy and borderline/prediabetes) | BRFSS |
| Folic acid intake—percentage of women having a live birth who took a multivitamin, or a folic acid supplement every day of the month before pregnancy | Pregnancy risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) |
| Heavy alcohol consumption—percentage of women having a live birth who had 8 or more drinks in an average week during the 3 months before pregnancy | PRAMS |
| Hypertension—percentage of women ever told by a health professional that they had hypertension (excluding only during pregnancy and borderline/prehypertension) | BRFSS |
| Normal weight—percentage of women who are normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | BRFSS |
| Physical activity—percentage of women who participate in enough moderate and/or vigorous physical activity in a usual week to meet the recommended levels of physical activity | BRFSS |
| Postpartum use of a most or moderately effective method of contraception—percentage of women having a live birth who reported that they or their husbands were currently using a more effective contraceptive method to keep from getting pregnant (i.e., sterilization, implant, intrauterine device, hormonal method [injectable, pill, patch, ring]) | PRAMS |
| Unwanted pregnancy—percentage of women having a live birth who reported that just before their most recent pregnancy, they did not want to be pregnant then or at any time in the future | PRAMS |