Inasmuch as these women have a high level of interest in
becoming pregnant, one would think that they would be more knowledgeable than
the average women in pregnancy
preparation. However, a recent study by the Ottawa Fertility Centre (Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada) found that women entering an infertility program had gaps in
knowledge in this area. The researchers evaluated 400 women who were enrolling
in an infertility program. They found that patients were well informed about
health optimization, folic acid consumption, infectious disease exposure,
medication use, partner abuse, smoking, and recreational drug use. However,
they were not well informed about the risks of daily alcohol consumption,
advanced maternal age, exercise, cat litter exposure, and consumption of fish and
certain other foods. In addition, they were uncertain about the importance of
rubella immunization and family history. Women who had never had a child were
less knowledgeable about the significance of rubella immunization, exercise,
recreational drug use, cat litter exposure, and fish consumption. Women who had
a higher level of education had more knowledge about the effects of the
mother's age, exercise, alcohol exposure, and smoking on pregnancy. The authors
concluded that there were gaps in knowledge, even in the highly motivated
population of infertile women who are planning to be pregnant. They added that
the results of this survey suggest that women need and want their physicians to
educate them about optimal pre-pregnancy lifestyle.
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A wealth of information is available on the Internet in
regard to pregnancy preparation; furthermore, many excellent books are available
on the topic. If you are planning for pregnancy, it is important to be
well-informed. Information from well-meaning friends and relatives may be
factual or erroneous. Internet information also can be inaccurate. If
information is not from a 100% reliable source, it is prudent to reconfirm the
information from another source and/or a healthcare professional.
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