Antalya consensus on perinatal care: The report of the 2nd World Congress of Perinatal Medicine for Developing Countries, 1-5 October 2002, Antalya, Turkey

Abstract

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.