P –471 Preconception and infertility care across South America: availability of policy, guidelines, recommendations and services

AbstractStudy questionWhat are the available preconception care policies, guidelines, recommendations and services as well as infertility care in South America ?Summary answerPreconception recommendations offered by both governament and medical societies in South America were fragmented and inconsistent and public fertility care is available in seven countries.What is known alreadyPromoting preconception health can potentially improve women ’s health and pregnancy outcomes. Evidence-based interventions exist to reduce many maternal behaviors and chronic conditions that are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as tobacco use, alcohol use, inadequate folic acid intake, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Paternal factors ar e also influence pregnancy outcomes but male preconcepction health has received little attention so far and he focus remains on women.Study design, size, durationCross-sectional evaluation including ann electronic search and investigation of preconception policy, guidelines, recommendations and services available to healthcare professionals and the general public in south America (N  = 11 countries): Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Ecuador, , Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela) that took place in June 2020.No ethical approval was obtained as we used only public avalialble online information.Participants/materials, setting, methodsEleven South American countries) were included Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Co...
Source: Human Reproduction - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research