Iranian women Behaviors Associated with Preconception health

Introduction A high-risk pregnancy threatens the health or life of the mother or her fetus. Sometimes a high-risk pregnancy is the result of a medical condition present before pregnancy. Preconception care can identify and modify biomedical, behavioral, and social risks to the woman's health or pregnancy outcome through prevention and management. Materials and Methods The present descriptive study was performed on 330 pre-pregnancy women who were eligible to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria in 2021. demographic characteristics, pre-conception care, and general health questionnaires were used. Data analysis was performed with SPSS 21 software Results The mean age of participants was 33.02 ± 10.19 years, and the majority had high-school diplomas (67.2%) and were homemakers (59.4%). Factors influencing on occurring high-risk pregnancy were examined in six dimensions. 10.29% of participants due to Family history, 4.9% for Medical History,6.5% due to Infection history,11.57% because of Gynecologic/obstetric history, 85.08% to Environmental history, and 19.92% due to Nutrition history were at risk of high-risk pregnancy. 24.99% were also in poor general health. Conclusion Approximately half of the participants claimed to have at least one risk factor for high-risk pregnancies. Since most people have at least one risk factor for high-risk pregnancies, it seems that screening, education, and timely care before pregnancy can reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and complications.