FIGO Preconception Checklist: Preconception care for mother and baby.

The preconception period is a unique and opportunistic time in a woman's life when she is motivated to adopt healthy behaviors that will benefit her and her child, making this time period a critical "window of opportunity" to improve short- and long-term health. Improving preconception health can ultimately improve both fetal and maternal outcomes. Promoting health before conception has several beneficial effects, including an increase in seeking antenatal care and a reduction in neonatal mortality.

FIGO position statement on comprehensive sexuality education.

Now is a pivotal moment in the fight for reproductive health and justice internationally. Well-established research has recognized the benefits of comprehensive sexuality education for youth and adolescents-including vast reproductive health benefits, decreased interpersonal violence, and improvements on measures of academic success and well-being. Despite these established benefits, challenges to the implementation of culturally sensitive and holistically framed sexuality education are intensifying across the globe.

Climate change: Overview of risks to pregnant persons and their offspring.

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges confronting humanity. Pregnant persons, their unborn children, and offspring are particularly vulnerable, as evidenced by adverse perinatal outcomes and increased rates of childhood illnesses. Environmental inequities compound the problem of maternal health inequities, and have given rise to the environmental justice movement.