Coronavirus is emerging infection has been shown a fatal impact on pregnant women and fetuses so health education program to improve pregnant women’s knowledge and practice to applying preventive measures to control coronavirus infection is the most critical intervention Aim: the current study aimed to evaluate the effect of health education program on pregnant women’s knowledge and practice regarding preventive measures toward coronavirus. Design: a Quasi-experimental design (pre, post-test and follow up) was used to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: the study was conducted at outpatient antenatal clinic in Helwan general hospital, Egypt. Sample: Purposive sample of 89 pregnant women selected according to inclusion criteria. Tools of data collection: three tools were used. First tool: structured interviewing questionnaire which used to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the pregnant women and obstetric history. Second tool: assess the level of pregnant women’s knowledge regarding preventive measures toward coronavirus. Third tool: assess of pregnant women’s practice regarding preventive measures toward coronavirus. Results: the findings of this study showed that after two weeks and one month of health education program application, the majority of pregnant women had satisfactory level of total knowledge about the preventive measure toward coronavirus. Highly statistically significant relation between total pregnant women's knowledge pre health education program implementation and pregnant women’s educational level and diagnosed of coronavirus previously before pregnancy. Conclusion: this study concluded that the health education program is effectively improving pregnant women knowledge and practice regarding preventive measures toward the Coronavirus and this is supported by the research hypothesis. Recommendations: pregnant women should be given continuous education to raising awareness about the preventive measure of coronavirus.

Coronavirus, Health education, Knowledge, Practice, Pregnant women &Preventive Measures.