HUBUNGAN KENAIKAN BERAT BADAN IBU HAMIL TERHADAP BERAT BADAN LAHIR BAYI DI PMB SAGITA

Abstract

The nutrition of pregnant women is one of the focuses of attention for community nutrition improvement activities because it has a significant impact on the condition of the fetus it contains, increasing maternal weight and nutrition during pregnancy is very important to monitor, because it is an indicator of fetal growth and development. The purpose of the study was to determine the weight gain of pregnant women with the baby's birth weight at PMB Sagita Palembang. The research method used was descriptive-analytic with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were all mothers who gave birth at PMB Sagita Palembang in. Sampling used a purposive sampling technique. This research was conducted at PMB Sagita Palembang in May 2022. The data used were secondary, the data was taken from the records of the midwife by looking at the weight gain of pregnant women and the weight of the baby at birth, and the data were analyzed univariately and bivariate using statistical tests. chi-squared. The results showed that from 53 pregnant women respondents in the normal category were 45,3% and in the abnormal category were 54,7%, the baby's birth weight in the range of 2500-4000 grams was 92,4%, BW <2500 grams was 3,8% and body weight >4000 grams as much as 3,8%. The results of the chi-square test obtained p value 0.279 > (0.05). Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between the weight gain of pregnant women and the birth weight ofbabies at PMB Sagita.