NHS boards ensure that women are supported to access relevant public health interventions, including referrals, where appropriate, to:

address concerns relating to social and economic factors such as gender-based violence, income maximisation and housing (tenancy and homelessness)
address addiction and reduce exposure to health-harming products (including tobacco, alcohol and other addictive substances) and health-harming behaviours
support physical health and wellbeing, including healthy eating, maintaining a healthy weight and becoming more physically active
support mental health and wellbeing (see Standard 10)
support positive sexual health
attend cervical screening
understand long-term health implications of pregnancy and birth.

This support is available throughout the antenatal and postnatal periods.