%0 Journal Article
%T The Scope of Pre - Pregnancy Care Conducted at Health Centers of Tabriz, Iran: Women's Viewpoints
%A Mahin Kamalifard
%A Hossein Ebrahimi
%A Mahnaz Rahmat
%J Journal of Caring Sciences
%D 2013
%I Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
%R 10.5681/jcs.2013.020
%X Pre-pregnancy care is considered as preventive medicine related to pregnancy and delivery. This Questionnaire based study upon 384 women in the first half of the pregnancy showedthe scope of pre-pregnancy care in the area of physical health was either weak (75%) or average (25%). All women declared that they had not received mental health-related care during the pre-pregnancy care. The scope of pre-pregnancy care in the area of life-style was categorized as weak, average, and good by 69.79%, 29.69%, and 0.52% of the studied women, respectively.
%U http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/JCS/Manuscript/JCS-2-165.pdf