KHPT’s research on preconception care in Karnataka has been published by Springer Nature, in the international journal Archives of Public Health. The study, titled “The why, what, and how of preconception care: an exploratory descriptive qualitative study in Karnataka, India”, explores the challenges and opportunities in implementing preconception interventions through in-depth interviews with newly married men and women, government officials, and academicians, and focus group discussions with healthcare workers.
The study found that socio-cultural norms including early marriage, pressure and expectation to conceive early, and late disclosure of pregnancy often delay care-seeking until the second trimester, highlighting the need for structured interventions during the preconception period to improve maternal health and pregnancy outcomes.
Read the full article here .