Abstract
OBJECTIVES:
 Antenatal care focuses on the complication of obstetric conditions and to provide information about lifestyle, pregnancy, and delivery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of pregnant females regarding the antenatal care in government hospitals, Peshawar. 
 METHODOLOGY:
 A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in tertiary care government hospitals of Peshawar. A convenient sampling technique was used to select participants from gynecology outpatients departments. Sample size was calculated using Riosoft sample size calculator. 280 participants responded to the antenatal care questionnaire. The study was approved from ethical review board of Khyber Medical University. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 22. 
 RESULTS:
 The mean age of the participants were 28.7 years. Most of the pregnant mothers had limited understanding regarding the antenatal care. The study provided significant association of knowledge regarding antenatal care with husband support, parity of the women and participant education level (p<0.001). 
 CONCLUSION:
 The study concluded that the mothers exhibit low level of knowledge regarding antenatal care. Education of women, family and husband support and multiple deliveries play an important role in enhancing the knowledge of mothers regarding antenatal care. 
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