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Antinatal care (ANC) , also known as Prenatal Care (PNC) is “care before birth” and includes education, screening, counseling, treatment, monitoring and promoting the well-being of the mother and foetus . ANC is based on providing women and their families appropriate advices and information which may help them to be in a good health during pregnancy and delivery. Also, providing mothers with appropriate supplements such as folic acid and vitamins that needed during pregnancy, achieve the full life-saving potential that ANC promises for women and babies, Four visits providing essential evidence-based interventions a package often called focused antenatal care are required. Good caring during pregnancy is so important for the health of the mother and the development of the unborn baby, it links the woman and her family with a formal health system which will increase the chance of using a skilled attendant particularly at birth and contributes to well health through the life cycle.