This study aimed to : 1 - Assess and evaluate the nutritional status of respondents (their body mass index , and their blood hemoglobin concentration ). 2 - Determine awareness about nutrition . 3 - Assess the daily dietary pattern of the respondents . 4 - Determine the relationships between the nutritional status of respondents and some independent variables i.e . socioeconomic, daily dietary pattern , women s nutritional knowledge level . Data were collected by personal interview using a questionnaire sheet. The sample included 200 pregnant rural women from Health Unite Visitors in Khorshed and El Mahmora in Alexandria governorate.