Abstract
The primary objective of the study was to explore the patterns of utilization of antenatal healthcare services. . In addition it examined the association of socio-demographical variables in utilization of antenatal healthcare services among women of reproductive age in District Lahore of Punjab province. The data were collected from 330 women in the age of reproduction (15- 49 years) in second trimester (4 to 6 months) of pregnancy, as a part of a longitudinal study in Lahore through multistage sampling technique. The study was conducted between February 2019 to August 2019. The study found that around 58 percent of women attended the minimum of four antenatal visits. Maternal antenatal healthcare utilization was higher among urban women, women with lower age at first birth, women with higher educational status, women with employed husband and where distance was not a big problem (p
Keyword(s)
socio-demographics, Healthcare, antenatal, pregnant women, gynecology.