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Getting the best health care means making smart decisions about preventive services. Preventive services, such as screening tests, counseling services, and preventive medicines, are tests or treatments that your doctor or others provide to prevent illnesses before they cause you symptoms or problems. To help doctors and patients decide together whether a preventive service is right for a person’s needs, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force develops recommendations based on a review of high-quality scientific evidence, and publishes its recommendations on its Web site and/or in a peer-reviewed journal.

The goal of these recommendations is not only to offer guidance to doctors, nurses and other primary care professionals, but to provide patients and their families with the most accurate and up-to-date information on ways to prevent illness and improve health and well-being.

On this page you will find easy-to-understand information on the Task Force and on health topics for which the Task Force has released a recommendation. These materials include guides, fact sheets, slideshows, and videos available for view and download. You can sort the table by document title, type of material, or recommendation title, or simply browse using the search function. These materials are designed to inform people about Task Force recommendations and are not intended to replace advice from a health professional.

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Title Source Type Relevant Recommendation(s)
JAMA Patient Page: Use of Aspirin During Pregnancy to Prevent Preeclampsia JAMA Guide Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
Uso de aspirina durante el embarazo prevenir la preeclampsia JAMA Guide Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication
Detección de la vaginosis bacteriana durante el embarazo JAMA Guide Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis During Pregnancy JAMA Guide Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis During Pregnancy JAMA Tool Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Persons to Prevent Preterm Delivery: Screening
Detección de niveles de plomo altos en la sangre en niños y mujeres embarazadas JAMA Guide Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children and Pregnant Women: Screening
Ácido fólico para la prevención de defectos del tubo neural JAMA Guide Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication
Detección de la diabetes gestacional JAMA Guide Gestational Diabetes: Screening
Intervenciones conductuales para lograr un aumento de peso saludable durante el embarazo JAMA Guide Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
JAMA Patient Page: Behavioral Interventions for Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy JAMA Guide Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
JAMA Podcast: Behavioral Interventions for Healthy Weight Gain During Pregnancy JAMA Tool Healthy Weight and Weight Gain In Pregnancy: Behavioral Counseling Interventions
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Hepatitis B in Pregnant Women JAMA Guide Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening
Prueba de detección de hepatitis B en embarazadas JAMA Guide Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy (CDC) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Article Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for High Blood Pressure Disorders During Pregnancy JAMA Guide Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening
JAMA Podcast: Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy JAMA Guide Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Screening
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy JAMA Guide Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation
JAMA Podcast: Iron Deficiency During Pregnancy JAMA Guide Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation
Asesoramiento psicológico para prevenir la depresión perinatal JAMA Guide Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions
Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (Patient Summary): Draft Recommendation U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guide Perinatal Depression: Preventive Interventions
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