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Antenatal Care - WHO
Opportunities for Africa s Newborns 51 Antenatal care (ANC) coverage is a success story in Africa, since over two-thirdsof pregnant women (69 percent) have at least one ANC contact. However, toachieve the full life-saving potential that ANC promises for women and babies,four visits providing essential evidence based interventions a package oftencalled focused Antenatal care are required. Essential interventions in ANCinclude identification and management of obstetric complications such as pre-eclampsia, tetanus toxoid immunisation, intermittent preventive treatment formalaria during pregnancy (IPTp), and identification and management ofinfections including HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Preventing problems for mothers and babies depends on an operational continuum of care with accessible, high quality care before and during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period. It also depends on the support available to help pregnant women reach services, particularly when complications occur.9 An important
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