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<ul><li>Extracts from journals/newspapers etc.</li>
<li>Leaflets ("Thinking of having a baby? Folic acid - what all women should know", "Folic Acid and the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects", "Before you conceive...getting yourself ready for pregnancy", "Planning For Pregnancy", "Planning for Pregnancy: A Guide for Health Professionals", "Getting fit for pregnancy", "Pregnancy and Alcohol", "Healthy and Happy Pregnancies Begin Here", "Be Fit and Healthy Before You Start A Baby")</li>
<li>House of Commons Health Committee Inquiry into Maternity Services Preconception Care</li>
<li>"Prevention of Handicap of Early Pregnancy Origin" address by Arthur and Margaret Wynn at the International Conference on Physical Disabilities, 1986</li>
<li>Press releases from SENSE</li>
<li>"Preconception hazards of alcohol, smoking and cannabis", "Preconception care of the man" papers by Arthur Wynn and Margaret Wynn</li></ul>

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