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Two reviewers independently evaluated article eligibility and quality.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty-eight articles reporting on 22 RCTs were included. All but one focused on females. Interventions included brief education (single session) (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 8), intensive education (multiple sessions) (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 9), supplementary medication (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 7), and dietary modification (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 4). Brief education improved health knowledge in females (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 3) and males (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 1), reduced alcohol\/tobacco consumption (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 2), and increased folate intake (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 3). Intensive education reduced spontaneous pregnancy loss (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 1), alcohol-exposed pregnancies (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 2), and increased physical activity (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 2). Supplementary medication increased folate intake (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 4) and dietary modification reduced pre-eclampsia (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 1) and increased birth weight (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 1). Only nine articles reported on pregnancy outcomes, with a range of interventions used; of these, four reported improvements in pregnancy outcomes. Most RCTs were of low quality (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>= 12).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Primary care-based PCC including brief and intensive education, supplementary medication, and dietary modification are effective in improving health knowledge and reducing preconception risk factors in females, although there is limited evidence for males. 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