Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Email: douglasopokuaninng gmail. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and key predictors of late booking among pregnant women accessing antenatal care services in a rural district of Ghana. Data on demographic characteristics, knowledge of accessing antenatal care services and booking gestation were collected from randomly selected pregnant women accessing accessing antenatal care in rural Ghana from 1 March to 30 April using a structured questionnaire.
The prevalence of late accessing antenatal care booking among study participants was About Sustainable development goal three SDG3 targets a reduction of the global maternal mortality ratio to 70 per , live births by United Nations, One way of attaining this is through appropriate antenatal care ANC for pregnant women.
Antenatal care is an effective means to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes and services rendered include vitamin D supplementation, health promotion, screening for defects and complications, counselling on healthy eating habits and continuous care during the pregnancy period to enhance safe delivery World Health Organization WHO , The provision of ANC at an early foetal age has been reported to be critical for maintaining optimal care for the pregnant mother and foetus Dorji et al.
Pregnant mothers who do not fully utilize ANC coverage are unable to receive all the necessary care and this predisposes them and their unborn babies to adverse health outcomes Appiah et al.
There has been a decline in global maternal mortality from , in to , in WHO, However, the burden remains appreciable as over maternal deaths are recorded daily all over the world WHO, A good number of these maternal mortalities could have been prevented through receiving appropriate and timely ANC services Blencowe et al.
