Introduction: This study was conducted to evaluate
the relationship between prenatal care and outcome
of pregnancy. Method: This is a cross-sectional study
on 210 pregnant women referring to Afzalipour Hospital
for their labor, consisting of 140 women with
adequate care and 70 with inadequate care. The outcome
of pregnancy for mother and newborn was
compared between the two groups. Data were analyzed
using SPSS software version 15. P value ≤ 0.05
was considered as significant and the power of statistical
test was 80%. Findings: The findings indicate
that the age of women with inadequate care was
lower compared to those receiving adequate care (p =
0.003). Furthermore, women with inadequate care
had lower education (p = 0.00007) and their prenatal
care started in more advanced gestational ages (p =
0.0003). Neonates born to women with inadequate
care tended to have lower birth weights (p = 0.05)
and higher rates of admission to NICU (p = 0.02).
Conclusion: Our findings indicate that women with
lower age and education received less prenatal care
and adequate prenatal care results in better birth
weights and decreased rate of admission in NICU.