Table 2.

Recommended components of routine antenatal care [34]

History taking	Medical and obstetric history
Physical examination	Blood pressure, weight, height, temperature measurements
Obstetric examination	Symphisio-fundal height measurement, foetal viability
Laboratory tests	Haemoglobin concentration, malaria parasite, Routine urine and stool examination, blood group, sickling, VDRL, HIV
Treatments and immunizations	SP-IPTp, Tetanus toxoid, ACT for malaria, folic acid and iron supplementation, de-worming
Health education and recommendations	ITN use and malaria prevention, dietary, scheduled ANC visit, birth preparedness, danger signs, adherence to medicines, family planning, new born care, post-natal care