Baseline assessment
A total of 634 pregnant women with POA ≤12 weeks were recruited from 254 small health administrative areas (PHM areas) representing all 22 MOH divisions. The mean age of the sample was 28.5 (SD 5.8) years, and most of them (55.2%) were in the age category of 21-30 years (Table 1). The majority (31.5%) of the mothers were in their second pregnancy and had completed post-primary education.