JOURNAL OF PERINATAL MEDICINE, cilt.31, sa.5, ss.361-372, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)
The goal of antenatal care is to help the mother to maintain her wellbeing and achieve a healthy outcome for herself and her infant. Education about pregnancy, childbearing and childrearing is an important part of antenatal care. Because of the perception that pregnancy is a physiologic event, even today lots of women do not seek medical care until a problem occurs during their pregnancy.