TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG CỦA SẢN PHỤ ĐẾN KHÁM THAI TẠI KHOA SẢN BỆNH VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC Y HÀ NỘI

Abstract

Objective: To assess the nutritional status of pregnant women coming for prenatal check-ups at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital in 2024. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 121 pregnant women coming for prenatal check-ups at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Collecting anthropometric indices of pregnant women before and during pregnancy. Results: In 121 study subjects, the average age of pregnant women coming for check-ups was 28.7±4.6 max 43 min 19, the age group of 25-35 accounted for the highest proportion of 76.9%, the age group <25 years old accounted for 14.1% and over 35 years old accounted for 9.1%. The average age of pregnant women in the study was 28±4.6 years old. Regarding educational level, the majority of pregnant women had college/university degrees, accounting for 85.1%, high school degrees accounted for only 14.9%. Most of the pregnant women who came for examination did not have any current diseases, accounting for 96.7%, and gestational diabetes accounted for 3.3%. Nutritional status according to BMI before pregnancy: 14.9% of women were chronically undernourished, 4.9% were overweight/obese. MUAC: 11.6% were malnourished, BMI based on MUAC: 16.5% were malnourished, 1.7% were overweight/obese; weight gain according to IOM recommendations had 37% underweight and 20.8% overweight. Conclusion: The rate of pregnant women with malnutrition is still quite high, and advice is needed to improve nutritional status appropriate to each pregnant woman.