The Role of Premarital Nurses in Promoting Health Awareness and Guidance for those About to Get Married: An Analytical Study of Training and Development Needs

Abstract

Premarital counseling is one of the health promotion activities provided by maternal and child health services programs. These services target the young age groups who are about to get married with the aim of guiding, educating and preparing them to form a healthy family [1]. Premarital counseling is considered one of the most important strategies used to prevent genetic birth defects and many medical and psychosocial problems associated with marriage [2]. Genetic counseling, which is one of the most important components of premarital counseling, focuses on providing prospective couples with accurate knowledge, possible expectations and their proportions, and leaving the decision to the concerned parties between them and the treating physician [2,3]. Premarital counseling includes communication between people, reducing conflict by addressing expectations within the marriage, and medical and genetic counseling.