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Table 2 Mother’s perceptions of the benefits of ANC

From: “You cannot know if it’s a baby or not a baby”: uptake, provision and perceptions of antenatal care and routine antenatal ultrasound scanning in rural Kenya

Benefits of ANC

 

Number of women n = 34 (%)

Number of women n = 25 (%)

Reassurance

Checking health of baby.

33 (97)

20 (80)

Confirming pregnancy.

3 (9)

1 (4)

Protection

Safe-guarding health of mother and baby: testing and treating for example tetanus immunisation, malaria prevention.

13 (38)

2 (7)

Counselling

7 (21)

0 (0)