Pregnancy intention, preconception health, health behaviours, and information and health advice seeking among expectant male partners.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Attempting pregnancy as a conscious decision (pregnancy intention) can impact the likelihood that a future parent receives or seeks preconception health information, initiates discussions with health professionals, and ultimately optimises their health and behaviours in preparation for healthy pregnancy and child. Knowledge about the relationship between men's preconception health behaviours and their pregnancy intention is only emerging.

Methods

This study aimed to describe the preconception health status, behaviours, information- and advice-seeking of male expectant partners, and to explore differences in these preconception factors based on pregnancy intention. An online retrospective cross-sectional survey was completed by male reproductive partners of pregnan

SUBMITTER: Carter T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817563 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature