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The maternal role attainment in the anticipatory phase could be achieved through Prenatal Class. Prenatal Class has an impact towards the maternal role attainment, it is because of the Prenatal Class activity provides information needed during the pregnancy, so that the psychology maturity and adulthood are achieved. The aim of this research is to analyze the effect of Prenatal Class towards the maternal role attainment in pregnant women in Puskesmas Baron Kecamatan Baron Kabupaten Nganjuk. This is a Quasy Experiment research with Non-Equivalent Control Group approach. The population in this research is primigravida pregnant women in Baron area with total population of 89 person. The sampling technique used purposive sam-pling with the total number of samples of 30 person. The research result held before the Prenatal Class activity showed that more than half of the maternal role attainment (53.3%) in the category of less in the readiness in the maternal role attainment. After the Prenatal Class was being conducted, more than half of the respondents (60%) were good in the readiness in the maternal role attainment. The Prenatal Class gave the optimal results if it is held regularly by the pregnant women by providing pregnancy education, as well as the necessity of the family support and care giver in assisting to achieve the maternal role attainment.