Ibrahim, H.M. El Mahdi Mudawi, A.M. Ghandour, I.A. 2016 11 Good oral health is important in pregnancy but little is known about the oral health and knowledge and practices of pregnant Sudanese women. This cross sectional study was conducted to address this gap. A sample of 420 pregnant women attending the prenatal clinic at Omdurman maternity hospital were interviewed and examined for caries and periodontal disease. The mean age of the women was 27.1 SD 5.8 years, 52.4 had primary school education and 7.1 were employed. Only 12 had a high level of oral health knowledge and 21.2 a positive attitude ...