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Abstract Introduction: Social media has become one of the most popular sources of information for pregnant women. Prenatal care is an efficient intervention in the improvement of pregnancy outcomes.Aim of the study: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of social media on pregnant women’s experiences and labour outcomes.. Materials and method: The study subjects included 50 pregnant women who were attending predetermined setting according to inclusion criteria Age 20 – 35 years old, multigravida in third trimester of pregnancy, attending for ANC in New General Hospital.,has a single fetus,have no medical or psychological problems,having an Android mobile, phone with Wi-Fi availability and using Facebook and Whats up, the study was conducted for 4 month’s period from beginning of September 2019 to end of December 2019. Results: The results of the present study highlighted that there was a statistical significant differences among the studied women between previous and current pregnancy experiences in favor of the current pregnancy regarding lifestyle change, taking healthy diet, number of antenatal visit,. Recommendations: Integrate social media educational program in nursing protocol for pregnant women. Also, developing and implementing a mobile web-based pregnancy health care educational program for mothers. |