A student nurse asks the faculty about the importance of preconception counseling.Which response by the faculty is best?

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Preconception counseling is an ideal time to identify conditions (physical,psychosocial,environmental,or social)that could lead to a future negative pregnancy outcome.The patient can be educated about the risks and assist in developing a plan to mitigate or avoid them.Providing birth control options can be an important part of preconception care,but this answer is too limited to be the best choice.Stating that reproductive care is important is vague.A goal of Healthy People 2020 is to increase the number of women getting preconception and prenatal care.

A Student Nurse Asks the Faculty About the Importance of Preconception