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Antenatal care (ANC) is a pregnancy examination to optimize the mental and physical health of pregnant mother, so they are able to face childbirth. Regular ANC is very important for early detection of high risk of pregnancy and childbirth and could reduce maternal mortality and monitor the state of the fetus. In 2018, Denpasar Health states that the highest number of pregnant mother is in Public Health Center II North Denpasar. One of the factors that influence maternal adherence in conducting ANC examination is the husband support. This study aimed to determine the correlation between husband support and adherence of mother in examining the antenatal care conformity at public health center II North Denpasar. This study employed correlative analytics design with cross sectional approach. There were 84 respondents recruited as the sample of the study which were selected by using non probability sampling with consecutive sampling. The data were selected by using questionnaire and analyzed by using Spearman Rho test. The result of the study showed that 72 respondents (85.7%) got good support and 80 respondents (95.2%) had good adherence in examining the antenatal care conformity. There was a significant correlation between husband support and adherence of mother in examining the antenatal care conformity (p – value = 0.001). Based on the result of the study, it can be concluded that the higher the husband support, the higher the adherence of mother in examining the antenatal care conformity. The husband is expected to always pay attention and provide support to the mother, so that the mother regularly examines the ANC and could monitor the condition and growth of the fetus. Thereby it could reduce the bad risk for the mother and baby