Health and Social Care Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
School of Health Sciences, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia.
Semin Reprod Med. 2022 Jul;40(3-04):199-204. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1750132. Epub 2022 Jun 27.
Preconception health is a key determinant of pregnancy and offspring outcomes, but challenges reaching people during preconception are frequently cited by health professionals. This article highlights the workplace as an important setting for promoting equitable access to preconception health-related information and education to support optimal well-being before pregnancy. Workplaces can support equitable access to education and knowledge for preconception health: (1) due to the high engagement of reproductive-age women in the workforce and (2) by reaching vulnerable or high-risk population groups who may otherwise face barriers to accessing preconception health information. Literature that explicitly investigates workplace delivery of preconception health promotion programs is scarce. However, workplace health promotion more broadly is associated with improved corporate competitiveness, productivity, and strengthened employee-employer relationships. Workplace health promotion activities may also address social determinants of health and improve employee well-being outcomes. The opportunity for workplaces to benefit from an increase in the bottom line makes workplace health promotion programs more attractive, but organizational support and stakeholder engagement are needed to facilitate the design and delivery of successful workplace preconception health education programs. Such programs have the potential to facilitate health gains for women and their families.
孕前健康是妊娠和后代结局的关键决定因素，但卫生专业人员经常提到在孕前阶段接触人群所面临的挑战。本文强调了工作场所作为促进公平获取与孕前健康相关信息和教育的重要场所，以支持怀孕前的最佳健康。工作场所可以支持公平获取孕前健康教育和知识：（1）由于育龄妇女在劳动力中的高参与度，以及（2）通过接触可能面临获取孕前健康信息障碍的弱势或高风险人群。明确调查工作场所提供孕前健康促进计划的文献很少。然而，更广泛的工作场所健康促进与提高企业竞争力、生产力和加强员工-雇主关系有关。工作场所健康促进活动还可以解决健康的社会决定因素，并改善员工健康结果。工作场所从底线增加中受益的机会使工作场所健康促进计划更具吸引力，但需要组织支持和利益相关者的参与，以促进成功的工作场所孕前健康教育计划的设计和实施。此类计划有可能为妇女及其家庭带来健康收益。
