Late initiation of antenatal care among pregnant women in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Niguse Girma (Author), Meyrema Abdo (Author), Sultan Kalu (Author), Afework Alemayehu (Author), Teshale Mulatu (Author), Tahir Ahmed Hassen (Author), Kedir Teji Roba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Antenatal care (ANC) is the care given to pregnant women to prevent poor feto-maternal outcomes during pregnancy. The World Health Organization recommends first ANC visit be started as early as possible within in 12 weeks of gestation. Although there is improvement in overall ANC...