biostudies-literatureJiao BBill and Melinda Gates Foundatione1004421https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11226092biostudies-literatureUnknown21(7)<h4>Background</h4>Antenatal care (ANC) is essential for ensuring the well-being of pregnant women and their fetuses. This study models the association between achieving adequate ANC and various health and health-seeking indicators across wealth quintiles in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We analyzed data from 638,265 women across 47 LMICs using available Demographic and Health Surveys from 2010 to 2022. Via multilevel logistic regression analyses adjusted for a series of confounding variables and country and wealth quintile fixed effects, we estimated the projected impact of achieving adequate ANC utilization and quality on a series of health and health care indicators: facility birth, postnatal care, childhood immunizations, and childhood stunting aPLoS medicineAssociation between achieving adequate antenatal care and health-seeking behaviors: A study of Demographic and Health Surveys in 47 low- and middle-income countries.PMC11226092INV-037810Jiao BSato RBaral RKruk MEIversen IPecenka CArsenault CVerguet SKhan SfalseAssociation between achieving adequate antenatal care and health-seeking behaviors: A study of Demographic and Health Surveys in 47 low- and middle-income countries.<h4>Background</h4>Antenatal care (ANC) is essential for ensuring the well-being of pregnant women and their fetuses. This study models the association between achieving adequate ANC and various health and health-seeking indicators across wealth quintiles in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We analyzed data from 638,265 women across 47 LMICs using available Demographic and Health Surveys from 2010 to 2022. Via multilevel logistic regression analyses adjusted for a series of confounding variables and country and wealth quintile fixed effects, we estimated the projected impact of achieving adequate ANC utilization and quality on a series of health and health care indicators: facility birth, postnatal care, childhood immunizations, and childhood stunting a2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Jul2025-04-04T23:53:43Z2025-04-04T23:53:43ZS-EPMC112260923896830310.1371/journal.pmed.1004421