• shashi kiran ganjir

Antenatal is period of nine month of pregnancy in which the fetus grow and make a once new life inside the mother’s womb, where Antenatal care services is one of the very important services provided by the health care professionals or midwifes or nurses to pregnant women for their safe pregnancy and delivery. It comprises of careful history taking and general and obstetrical examinations and advices given to the pregnant women. Various studies have found that Inappropriate Usage of health care services in India is an important issue, and about 1/3rd of global maternity death is found in India. There are various factors which influence utilization of antenatal care services in India. Present study have conducted extensive review and identified various factors which influence utilization of antenatal care services. Factors such as Maternal Age, Education, Distance of health facilities, Women’s Parity, socioeconomic conditions, Type of Family and Supportive partner/Spouse, Women’s knowledge regarding pregnancy and quality care, Traditional belief, Non Acceptability and Inaccessibility Of Hospital Services, Women’s Lifestyle. The findings of this review would help concerned authorities like government and N.G.Os to develop effective strategies for utilization of antenatal care services.

Antenatal care services, Factors affecting, Utilization, Pregnancy.

"A review of Factors influencing the utilization of Antenatal care services ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.44-48, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905F08.pdf

"A review of Factors influencing the utilization of Antenatal care services ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp44-48, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905F08.pdf