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  • Maternal Health
  • Public Health
  • Obstetrics

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  • Antenatal care (ANC) is crucial for maternal and child health.
  • Saudi women previously faced barriers to ANC, including transportation, education, and beliefs.
  • Saudi Vision 2030 aims to improve healthcare access and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate timing of antenatal care (ANC) contact among Saudi mothers.
  • Assess ANC service utilization in public hospitals.
  • Examine sociodemographic factors and beliefs influencing ANC and prenatal vitamin use.

Main Methods:

  • Multicenter cross-sectional study involving 1230 pregnant women.
  • Data collected from 11 Ministry of Health facilities.
  • Chi-square tests used to analyze associations between variables.

Main Results:

  • 14.55% initiated ANC within 8 weeks; 85.44% started later.
  • 88.78% received ANC during pregnancy.
  • Beliefs about prenatal vitamins and optimal ANC timing were diverse, with no significant correlation to ANC initiation timing.

Conclusions:

  • Late ANC initiation is common among pregnant Saudi women.
  • Understanding beliefs and sociodemographic factors is key for improving ANC uptake.
  • Tailored interventions and health education programs are needed to enhance ANC practices.