ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with the knowledge, attitude, practice and behaviour of the women who were pregnant during the time of the survey and also of those women who had given birth within the last five years prior to the survey. It provides the prenatal care adopted by the pregnant women, as antenatal care varies from urban to rural, between different religious groups and sects. Many women experience illness during pregnancy or some sort of problems related to pregnancy. The food normally avoided during pregnancy are eggs, certain types of fish, milk, meat, certain kinds of vegetables like drumsticks, pumpkins, aubergines, papayas, and in some cases even potatoes. Many women were also visited at home by health staff and health workers from the health centres and the government hospitals during their pregnancies. The women also feel intimidated by the health staff and doctors and cannot voice their fear and concerns about childbirth and other related consequences of delivery.
