['To establish whether, where and when women in Bubi District attend Post Natal Care (PNC), the factors that influence attendance, the quality of services and traditional or cultural practices related to PNC.', 'A cross sectional survey.', 'Bubi District, Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabwe.', 'A multistage sample of 200 women with a child aged three to 12 months, convenience samples of 96 women with a child zero to 12 months who had attended PNC; 112 elderly women from the community and 10 nurses.', 'PNC attendance, place and timing of PNC visit, quality of PNC, knowledge and attitudes towards PNC and traditional practices.', '61% of the women had attended PNC. Factors associated with non-attendance were higher age and parity, home delivery and long distance between home and health facility. Almost all women attended PNC in a district health facility. Eighty three percent were seen at six weeks post partum. Forty percent of the mothers and 36.1% of the babies had received a full examination, but 37.7% and 4.9% respectively had not been examined at all. Nine of the 10 nurses interviewed were not aware of a PNC policy. Knowledge on PNC among the women in the community was poor. Some potentially beneficial and harmful traditional practices related to mother and baby were identified.'] Does post natal care in Bubi district deserve more attention?