Late antenatal care booking and associated factors among pregnant women in Mizan-Aman town, South West Ethiopia, 2021.

The current study showed a greater prevalence of delayed ANC beginnings, and the factors for this were having an unplanned pregnancy, lack of awareness about pregnancy danger signs, inappropriate perception of ANC starting time, and pregnant women who were unaware of service delivery during working hours at the institution. Responsible bodies working in maternal and child health care better create awareness of the benefits of early ANC booking and appropriate ANC starting times. Further, each health institution's MCH clinic should deliver the service through working hours.