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'Parents to Be' - The effectiveness of systematic population-based preconception advice and counselling initiated by GPs

GP-initiated preconception counselling

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN53942912
Enrollment
4800
Registered
2006-01-27
Start date
2000-01-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Adverse pregnancy outcome Pregnancy and Childbirth Fetus and newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy

Interventions

In the intervention group women 18 - 40 years received an invitation for preconception counselling. When interested and contemplating a pregnancy within a year a risk-assessment questionnaire was used

Sponsors

TNO Quality of Life, Division of Child Health, Prevention and Physical Activity (The Netherlands)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Women aged 18 - 40 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Completed family 2. Uterus extirpation 3. Sub-fertility or infertility 4. Insufficient understanding of Dutch 5. Adverse social circumstances

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The effect of GP-initiated preconception counselling (PCC) on adverse pregnancy outcome (spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal death, congenital anomaly).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Evaluation of women?s knowledge of risk factors for the foetus and the influence of PCC on this knowledge 2. Prevalence of risk factors 3. Response to invitation of PCC 4. Anxiety induction by invitation or counselling 5. Satisfaction with counselling 6. Influence of PCC on risk-reducing behavior 7. GP satisfaction with the systematic PCC program and barriers for implication

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026