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health literacy degree individuals obtain process understand communicate healthrelated information health literacy among pregnant women particular may significant impact maternal child health united arab emirates previous studies carried investigate health literacy levels pregnant women study aimed investigate antenatal health literacy levels identify associated factors among pregnant emirati women united arab emirates analysis based baseline crosssectional data pregnant women participating prospective cohort mutabaah study recruited may 2017 august 2022 participants completed selfadministered questionnaire antenatal visits collected sociodemographic pregnancyrelated information adequacy health literacy assessed using brief health literacy screening tool adequate health literacy defined score 17 regression modeling investigated association pregnant women characteristics adequate health literacy level ability read comprehend patient education materials total 2694 responses brief health literacy screening tool analyzed approximately threequarters 716 respondents showed adequate health literacy followed marginal 228 limited 56 health literacy levels respectively higher education levels adjusted odds ratio aor 174 95 confidence interval 146208 employment adjusted odds ratio 135 95 confidence interval 110165 adequate social support adjusted odds ratio 169 95 confidence interval 126228 associated adequate health literacy levels participants expressed worry birth less likely adequate literacy levels adjusted odds ratio 070 95 confidence interval 058085 nearly threequarters pregnant women adequate health literacy nevertheless measures including policies sustain enhance health literacy levels among expectant mothers required specific focus limited health literacy