2. Original Scientific Paper Impact of Utilization of Maternal Health care services: A study of Ganda Community in urban slums in Raipur, Chhattisgarh by N. Thakur and A. Kumar Abstract Objectives: 1.To study the impact of utilization of maternal health care services among the Ganda mothers an urban slums community. 2. To find out the factors influencing the utilization of maternal health care services. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Setting: 6 urban slums of Raipur Districts. Sample size: All 160 available lactating mothers (15-49 years age). Statistical Analysis: Proportions and Chi-square. Observation: Most (63%) mothers received full antenatal check-up, 76.2% had received 2 dose of TT injection, and only 29% consumed prescribed IFA tablets. Majority (80.6%) of mothers had delivered at home and 91.4 % of the deliveries were conducted by senior ladies. The important factors associated with low utilization of antenatal care services were belonging to mother’s education, occupation and parity. Conclusion: The present study revealed low utilization of maternal health care practices among the study population; especially in case of consumption of IFA tables and delivery practices. The study can provide new insight for policy makers to devote resources for achieving the best possible quality of maternal and child health services. Download Complete Article