Background:
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) represents the interests of over 200,000 women's health and neonatal nurses working in inpatient and outpatient settings. The nurses we serve are ideal communicators of preconception and interconception health messages. AWHONN promotes women's and infant's health through policy and advocacy work at state and national levels. AWHONN's practice resources, publications, conventions and website inform and update nurses on issues of critical importance to our specialty including preconception and interconception health. The public places a high level of trust in nurses and in response AWHONN created a nurse-authored consumer publication with the holistic approach and preventive care emphasis that are hallmarks of nursing practice.

Objectives:
Understand AWHONN's role in improving preconception and interconception health and healthcare by educating nurses, policymakers and consumers.

Methods:
Descriptive narrative presentation in plenary session.

Results:
Not applicable

Conclusion and implications for practice:
Women's health nurses in all settings provide provide preconception and interconception healthcare, excelling in patient education and support. AWHONN provides resources to these nurses to increase their awareness of the importance of the preconception care they provide and enhance their opportunities to further improve the preconception and interconception health of the women they serve.