Last modified: 2019-10-22
Abstract
Anemia in pregnancy is integrated with the health and nutrition of pregnant women. The main cause of anemia is iron deficiency. Iron deficiency anemia mainly caused by foods that contain less iron, especially in the form of iron heme. During pregnancy, woman's diet not only needed to ensure adequate calories, but also to fulfill the needs of micronutrients. Healthy food for pregnant women is an important intake to keep the mother's body alive and raise the fetus into a healthy baby. Healthy babies will later become candidates for healthy, intelligent, strong, vibrant, brave and valuable human resources to be the nation's assets in the future. A preliminary survey conducted at Cinere Health Center, Depok, found that knowledge about anemia in pregnancy among pregnant women still low and there is no education to increase the knowledge of pregnant women about anemia in pregnancy. Therefore, our Community Service Team from Faculty of Medicine, Univesitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta intends to conduct counseling about anemia in pregnancy among pregnant women at Cinere Health Center, Depok. The aim is to increase the knowledge of pregnant women about anemia in pregnancy to prevent anemia in pregnant women.