Pre-conception Health

What is Pre-conception Health?

Preconception health refers to the physical and mental wellness of women before pregnancy occurs. It focuses on improving health behaviours, managing risks and treating chronic conditions to ensure a healthy pregnancy, reduce birth defects, and improve long-term health for both parent and child.

SortedSupported contains a lot of information to support some of the key components to preconception health.

The ‘Top Tips for Feeling Good‘ page provides information on things you could be doing to plan and be fit for pregnancy, including positive health behaviours and reducing risk factors:

Having good mental health before conceiving is crucial for boosting fertility, reducing risk of pregnancy complication, and ensuring a smoother transition to parenthood. It helps to prenatal (before birth) and postnatal (after birth) depression, reduces stress-related physical issues like irregular ovulation, and promotes healthy behaviours, ultimately improving both maternal and infant health outcomes. SortedSupported is full of information to support good emotional health. It might be helpful starting with our ‘Coping with Common Issues’ page.

Our ‘What’s in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot for me‘ page includes a range of information and services that help to support the building blocks of health, including relationships, housing, education, employment and financial stability.

People may need support to get pregnant due to a wide range of medical, lifestyle, and emotional factors that can hinder a natural pregnancy. According to the NHS, around 1 in 7 couples may have difficulty conceiving. For more information if this is happening to you or someone you know visit SortedSupported’s page on ‘Fertility’.