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The wide range of different concepts of childbirth preparation is explained, then several important aspects of birth preparation activities are discussed regarding their high potential of primary prevention. The author suggests decreasing focus on the birth event, thus making room for a wider viewpoint concerned with the dynamic continuity of pre-, peri- and postnatal development and leading to the insight that support of the mother- (and father-) to-be has a central meaning by itself, defined as primary prevention. Based on these ideas, a concept of integrative pregnancy support including preparation for birth and parenting is described and problems of the practical implementation of this concept are discussed.