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Societal Valorisation of New Knowledge to Improve Perinatal Health: Time to Act
Author(s) -
Steegers Eric A. P.,
Barker Mary E.,
SteegersTheunissen Régine P. M.,
Williams Michelle A.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.667
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3016
pISSN - 0269-5022
DOI - 10.1111/ppe.12275
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , pregnancy , offspring , environmental health , public health , malnutrition , affect (linguistics) , infant mortality , economic growth , nursing , population , psychology , genetics , communication , pathology , economics , biology
Academics have a public duty to use their research to promote improvements in patient care and health. Here, we argue that there is an imperative to translate recent compelling evidence demonstrating the importance of the periconceptional period in determining the health of future generations, into improvements in pregnancy‐related care and perinatal health. Taking this action has the potential to interrupt cycles of deprivation and to reduce inequalities in health. These are among the biggest challenges in health care today.