Antenatal care field survey in the catchment area of Bab Al-Moatham Primary Health Care center, Baghdad

ANC is described as care provided to pregnant women and adolescent girls by experienced personnel with substantial healthcare training in order to ensure the greatest possible health circumstances for both the mother and the fetus throughout gestation. The objective of this study is to find the percentage of antenatal care booking, care regularity and antenatal care irregularity. This study is a cross-sectional field survey with an analytic element conducted from 1 January -1 July 2018. We chose 10% of all the catchment area (shown in block numbers) as a two-stage cluster sampling method. Fifteen clusters (one cluster for every 180 families in the block) were chosen, each with 15 households, for a total of 225 households. There were two to three married women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) in some houses, bringing the total female participation to 255.This study was done in Bab Al-Moatham Primary Health care center. it revealed that most houses 195(76.47%) have one adult woman of reproductive age per house, 106(41.6%) of participant's age between 30-39 years, 77(30.2%) married between 20122007, and 87(34.1%) completed primary school. In concern to women reproductive history, the highest percentage have two pregnancies, two babies, without abortion or stillbirth. Out of 255 studied women, During the previous three years, 236 women were pregnant, 191(80.93%) of them had ANC booking, 148(58.1%) have regular ANC visit, while 43(16.9%) have irregular ANC visiting, and 188(98.43%) of them had ANC card. Abortion represents a major problem for irregularity in consuming ANC services. Improving health services and health promotion are essential steps in reducing abortion which might lead to increase ANC booking.