Omjema Yousif Idriss Mahamood2017-09-252017-09-252014http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5447Thesis submitted in partial fullfillment of the Requirements for the MSc Degree of Obstetric –gyencolgy nursingAbstract:- INTRODUCTION:- Antenatal care (ANC) is the care a woman receives throughout her pregnancy in order to ensure that both the mother and child remain healthy. OBJECTIVE :- the aim of this study to assess knowledge and practce of pregnant women towards antenatal care services in health centers in Aboseid . Materials and methods : descriptive cross-sectional facility based Study. The data were collected from 136 pregnant women who attending in (15) health centers,in Aboseid Omdurman locality . Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 17). Results :- Study revealed more than half (51.5%) of the pregnant women who had one antenatal care visit and 5.1% who had four antenatal care visit, First vis i t 22.8% of pregnant women came in their first trimester and 52.2% came in their Second trimester. 77.20% of the pregnant women had poor knowledge concerning t ime of visits during pregnancy. the pregnant women poor knowledge about early antenatal care screening test & test conduct during first visit & the danger signs in pregnancy 86.8%, 81.6%, and 89.0% respectively. 68.4% of the pregnant women receive the Tetanus toxoid, while31.6% not receive the Tetanus toxoid, and only 41.9% of the pregnant women received three doses from Tetanus toxoid while 15.4 % received one doses. Conclusion:- the knowledge of the mothers about antenatal care was poor among them. These findings can be used as plan for intervention program aiming to improve the women knowledge about antenatal care and eventually improve the health status of the mothers .enNursingpregnant womenhealthThesis