Science

Evidence-based science is, and should be, the primary criterion practitioners require before recommending resources like ours. All of our health literacy materials in the PartnerPepTalk Resource Hub are rooted in rigorous peer-reviewed science! In the upcoming months, you’ll find us adding to our library of downloadable resources, printable posters, research for evidence-based practice, and links to reputable websites that complement our preconception health literacy efforts.

Co-developed continuing education materials will be central to Phase II efforts, equipping clinicians and community-based professionals to integrate PartnerPepTalks into both new and existing healthcare services.

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Tip: Healthcare providers can advocate for their professional organizations to offer more continuing education on preconception and interconception health that isn’t exclusively focused on women’s health.

Free Downloadable Resources

Our Resource Library features original PartnerPepTalk resources developed by us for you. To gain access, please complete the form below. We regularly add new resources! You’ll also receive occasional updates from PartnerPepTalk via email.

For Healthcare Practitioners

Here’s a small but meaningful sampling of the scientific literature.

Reframing care and services to improve preconception health: meeting report, Geneva, Switzerland, 8-9 May 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. (link)
Poston L, Godfrey K, Gluckman P, Hanson M. Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press; 2022.
Preconception Medical Assessment (PreMA), an 8-question screening tool for use in medical or community settings developed by a cross-sector advisory group, Strong Start & Beyond (pdf) (link)
Shawe, J., Steegers, E.A.P., Verbiest, S. (2020). Introduction. In: Shawe, J., Steegers, E., Verbiest, S. (eds) Preconception Health and Care: A Life Course Approach. Springer, Cham. (link)
Kotelchuck M, Lu M. Father’s role in preconception health. Matern Child Health J. 2017 Nov,21(11):2025-2039.
Hanson M. Developmental origins of health and disease: towards a combined bio-social life-course perspective. Acta Paediatrica. 2021;110:2306-2309.
Khan SS, Brewer LC, Canobbio MM, et al. Optimizing Prepregnancy Cardiovascular Health to Improve Outcomes in Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals and Offspring: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2023;147(7):e76-e91. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001124
Before, Between & Beyond Pregnancy: Women’s Health Matters (link) and National Preconception Clinical Toolkit:
Advancing Women’s Health Before, Between and Beyond Childbearing (link)
FIGO Preconception Checklist for women desiring pregnancy. (link)
GUYnecology: The Missing Science of Men’s Reproductive Health — August, 2020 by Rene Almeling. (link)
Moore Institute Resource page (link)