[1, 2]. The WHO has recently released it’s ‘Top 10 Threats to Public Health’ – which includes non-communicable disease, fragile and vulnerable groups such as maternal & child health, and poor primary health care – in their list [2]. Furthermore, they recommended that integration and strengthening of ‘current guidance for preconception and antenatal care’ will enable communities to reduce non-communicable disease and childhood obesity [3]. The preconception period has been recognised as an under‐appreciated time ‘in the life-cycle with far‐reaching consequences across the life course,’ and The Lancet released a three-part series campaigning for the benefits of preconception health. They noted that at least 50% of pregnancies are unintended or mistimed, and that having a narrow definition of preconception (time from intention to conceive to actual conception) resulted in many people not receiving the best preconception health advice. It was also commented upon, that the health of men is also underrepresented in much of the existing preconception literature, although it is starting to become apparent the health of both male and female partners can impact on their child’s well-being – in both good and bad ways [4]. Given that our preconception health is a critical indicator to pregnancy outcomes with the consequences of one’s preconception health impacting on many future generations [5], it is vital that everyone receives quality, evidence based health and lifestyle advice, care and education.