Table 1.

Recommendations on preconception nutrition of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO): action points for healthcare providers

Involved Professionals	Assessment considerations	Discussion points
• Community health	• Diet composition	• Importance of a healthy diet and exercise
Workers?	• Physical activity history	• Problems of sedentary behaviour such as screen time
• Nutritionists	• Height, weight, BMI	• Weight loss counselling
• Family doctors/GPs	• Obesity risk	• Risky behaviours and exposures
• Ob-gyns?	– Waist circumference/other anthropometry	– Tobacco, alcohol, recreational drugs
• Midwives	• Anaemia	– Environmental toxins
	• Risk of specific nutritional problems (low nutrient density)	• Chronic disease screening and management
	– Folate	• Supplementation
	– Iron	– Folic acid supplementation 400 μg/day
	– Calcium	– Other as required (iron, iodine, vit. B12)
	– Vitamin B12
	– Vitamin D
	– Iodine
	– Zinc
	– Polyunsaturated fatty acids