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Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice
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Preconception Care

Practice and Policy Implications for Nurses

Lorraine B. Sanders, DNSc, CNM, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC

Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing, New York, NY, lsander{at}hunter.cuny.edu

Statistical reports describe a troubling portrait of infant mortality in the United States today. This rate, an indicator of the health of a nation, has not declined in the past 5 years and is marked by enormous disparities among racial and ethnic groups. Although the overall infant mortality rate in the United States is 6.86 per 1,000 live births, the rate for non-Hispanic Black infants is 13.63 deaths per 1,000 live births. Among developed nations, the United States now ranks 29th in infant mortality. It is believed that lack of preconception care and late entry into prenatal care are contributing factors to infant mortality. Preconception care, although not a new concept, has not been universally adopted into the health care setting. This article examines the potential barriers to developing and using preconception care and policy implications related to nursing practice.

Key Words: preconception care • health literacy • prenatal care • maternity nursing • perinatal nursing

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, Vol. 10, No. 2, 129-133 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1527154409338494
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