Assessment of nutritional status of pregnant women suffering from anemia in Berket el-Saba city, Menoufia, Egypt

Abstract EN

This research was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status of pregnant women.

A total of 60 pregnant women participated in the study, and their ages ranged from 19 to 45 years.

Anthropometric measurements, food habits, nutrient intake, and socio-economic parameters were assessed.

Blood samples were collected to determine CBC profile and ferritin.

The results showed that pregnant women with anemia suffer from a deficiency of ferritin and hemoglobin.

The BMI of cases was about 28, which indicated that the women were overweight.

Most of the cases in this study did not suffer from any diseases, but a few suffered from high blood pressure.

Most subjects ate two meals, did not care about breakfast and drank milk.

The pregnant women had a lack of vitamin D, vitamin B1, vitamin C, vitamin A, niacin, and vitamin B6 intake compared to RDA.

So, the study concluded that pregnant women neither cared about their BMI during pregnancy nor about the quantity and quality of nutrients needed to avoid nutritional diseases such as anemia.