Preconception Health and Health Care
Preconception health and health care focuses on taking steps now to protect the health of a baby in the future. However, preconception health is important for all women and men, whether or not they plan to have a baby one day.
![Zika Virus A mosquito](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201219070611im_/https://www.cdc.gov/preconception/images/mosquito-343.jpg)
Women and their partners who are thinking about pregnancy should talk with their doctor or healthcare provider about how to prevent Zika.
![Treating for Two Treating for Two logo](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201219070611im_/https://www.cdc.gov/preconception/images/treating-4-two-logo-343px.jpg)
CDC’s Treating for Two Initiative is aimed at providing better information to women and their healthcare providers about medication use during pregnancy.
![Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders FASD Poster Pregnancy and Alcohol Don't Mix](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201219070611im_/https://www.cdc.gov/preconception/images/FASD-Poster-Pregnancy-and-Alcohol-Don-t-Mix-343px.jpg)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a group of conditions that can occur in a person whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy.
Page last reviewed: February 26, 2020
Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention