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Maternal mortality is a global public health issue, with an estimated 830 women dying daily due to pregnancy andchildbirth-related causes, primarily in the developing world. The use of antenatal care from trained providers iscrucial to monitor pregnancy and reduce morbidity and mortality risks for both mother and child duringpregnancy and delivery. A prospective descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among health workers infive health Centre IVs in Jinja district, eastern Uganda. The study found that only 17.65% of antenatal careservices were implemented fairly. Factors influencing successful implementation included service duration abovefive years, formal training on implementing guidelines and having facility interventions in place. Factors such asseeing 30 or fewer antenatal clients on each clinic day, not attending antenatal reproductive health training, nothaving knowledge of antenatal care guidelines, and not using antenatal care guidelines also influenced successfulimplementation. However, these factors did not show statistical significance in logistic regression analysis. Moreefforts are needed to improve antenatal service implementation among healthcare providers to achieve the newWHO antenatal care model for a positive pregnancy experience.Keywords: Women, Pregnancy, Antenatal care services, Antenatal health.