The general objective of the study is to contribute to the Millenium Development Goal which is to reduce the infant and maternal mortality and morbidity rates of the country. Specifically, the study aims to determine the maternal health beliefs and practices of mothers on prenatal, intranatal and postnatal periods; to determine infant health beliefs and practices of mothers in infant feeding, hygiene and care of sick infant; to determine the degree of conformance and percentage of compliance to BEMONC prot