Antenatal Care

Attending 3–4 antenatal care visits was associated with lower child stunting and underweight compared to no ANC visits. Five or more ANC visits were associated with 38% lower stunting prevalence and 58% lower underweight prevalence in children. Brazil achieved the antenatal care coverage benchmark for WHO validation. Adolescents with eight or more ANC visits had 70% lower odds of experiencing an adverse birth outcome compared to those with fewer visits. Antenatal care coverage of 95% or higher is required for WHO MTCT elimination validation. Antenatal care coverage of 95% or higher is a required benchmark for WHO MTCT elimination validation. HIV testing during pregnancy coverage of 95% or higher is a required WHO elimination criterion. WHO requires HIV testing during pregnancy to reach 95% coverage for MTCT elimination validation. Antenatal care coverage of 95% or higher is a WHO threshold criterion for validating MTCT elimination. HIV testing coverage during pregnancy of 95% or higher is required for WHO MTCT elimination validation. HIV testing during pregnancy must reach 95% coverage to meet WHO elimination criteria. WHO requires antenatal care coverage of 95% or higher for MTCT…