Antenatal Care Attendance

The study retained the four-visit threshold for comparability with Somaliland policy and national data despite the WHO eight-contact guideline. The study defined complete antenatal care attendance as at least four ANC visits and incomplete…

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The study retained the four-visit threshold for comparability with Somaliland policy and national data despite the WHO eight-contact guideline. The study defined complete antenatal care attendance as at least four ANC visits and incomplete attendance as three or fewer visits. Incomplete ANC attendance was associated with higher adverse pregnancy burden across several maternal and neonatal outcomes.