Project

Preconception Care in Flanders: Practice, knowledge, attitude and needs

Code

3G058113

Duration

01 January 2013 → 31 December 2018

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Sofie Verhaeghe

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Gynaecology and obstetrics
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Gynaecology and obstetrics
- Public health care
- Public health sciences
- Public health services
- Nursing
- Endocrinology and metabolic diseases
- Gynaecology and obstetrics

Keywords

attitudes pre-pregnancy care practice preconception care needs unplanned pregnancy primary care knowledge intervention development

Project description

This research will investigate practive, needs, knowledge and attitude towards preconception care of both primary care providers and women. It will also focus on incidence, determinants and pregnancy outcome of unplanned pregnancies in Flanders. An intervention will be systematically developd, tailored and implemented in primary care settings to improve practive, attitude and knowledge of patients and caregivers towards preconcepption care.