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Antenatal care has been defined as the attention, education, supervision and treatment given to the pregnant womanfrom time conception is confirmed until the beginning of labour in order to ensure safe pregnancy, labour andpuerperal. This is essential in order to detect early or any deviation from normal and ensure healthy mother andbaby.Antenatal care is an important determinant of high maternal mortality rate and one of the basic components ofmaternal care on which the lives of mothers and babies depend. Thus, Antenatal care is the care given to a pregnantwoman so that she has safe pregnancy and healthy baby.This review revealed that attendance and utilization of ANCby pregnant women was considered satisfactory. They should create awareness of health and related mattersespecially the activities of antenatal services among pregnant women using seminar/ workshop and out with radio,television and newspaper home visit and using women and church leaders.