Empowering women and increasing male involvement in maternal health care-seeking are both viewed as important
strategies to reduce preventable maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide [1-3]. Each year, roughly a third of maternal deaths worldwide are directly related to inadequate care during pregnancy [1], and complications during pregnancy can result in acute and chronic maternal morbidity [4,5]. Focused antenatal care, including identification and management of infections and obstetric complications, connects a woman and her household to formal health services and increases the likelihood of her giving birth with a skilled attendant [1,6]