Midwife Support and Nutritional Adequacy for the Prevention of Anemia During Pregnancy

Mira Triharini, Nursalam, Agus Sulistyono, Merryana Adriani

2018

Abstract

Healthy nutrition is very important for fetal development during pregnancy. A pregnant mother is expected to gain adequate energy, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamin C, and iron in daily food to prevent anemia. Many factors inhibit the fulfillment of nutrients during pregnancy. Support from midwives is needed to help mothers understand how to meet their nutritional needs. This study aims to observe the correlation of midwife support with nutritional adequacy to prevent anemia during pregnancy. A cross-sectional study was carried out on 125 pregnant women who had antenatal care at five community health centers in Surabaya. Data were collected using questionnaires and food recall over 24 hours. There was a significant correlation between the midwife support with energy adequacy (r = 0.182, p = 0.042), protein adequacy (r = 0.222, p = 0.013), and iron adequacy (r = 0.208, p = 0.020). Based on the Indonesian Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA), the recommended adequacy of energy is 78.16%, carbohydrates 69.59%, protein 102.87%, vitamin C 118.29%, and iron 171.81%. There was a significant correlation between midwife support and energy, protein and iron adequacy to prevent anemia during pregnancy. Health education with appropriate methods can improve mothers’ ability to meet nutritional adequacy during pregnancy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Triharini M., Nursalam., Sulistyono A. and Adriani M. (2018). Midwife Support and Nutritional Adequacy for the Prevention of Anemia During Pregnancy.In Proceedings of the 9th International Nursing Conference - INC, ISBN 978-989-758-336-0, pages 94-100. DOI: 10.5220/0008321100940100

in Bibtex Style

@conference{inc18,
author={Mira Triharini and Nursalam and Agus Sulistyono and Merryana Adriani},
title={Midwife Support and Nutritional Adequacy for the Prevention of Anemia During Pregnancy},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Nursing Conference - INC,},
year={2018},
pages={94-100},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008321100940100},
isbn={978-989-758-336-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Nursing Conference - INC,
TI - Midwife Support and Nutritional Adequacy for the Prevention of Anemia During Pregnancy
SN - 978-989-758-336-0
AU - Triharini M.
AU - Nursalam.
AU - Sulistyono A.
AU - Adriani M.
PY - 2018
SP - 94
EP - 100
DO - 10.5220/0008321100940100