Pregnant Nutrition and Influence to Infant Health Condition

Abstract

A goal of the following research is to study nutrition status in pregnant women and to link it to new-born and mother’s
health status. During the research nutrition questionnaire has been made. The questions were about nutrition status and
also about risk factors that had influence maternal and infant health status. The research group was consisting of 100
pregnant women. The number of participators was calculated by a sample size proportion. According to the research
outcomes following opinions had set: Body mass index (BMI) was high level in 64% of mothers. 25% of newborns have
low birth weight (below 2800 grams) and 23% high birth weight (high 3900 grams). A different kind of anemia was
shown in the 38% of mothers and 41% of new-born. 50% of pregnant women had a lack of milk, 51% a milk food, 50%
a beef, 52% a chicken, 30% a fruit, 9% vegetables and green deficit in daily nutrition status. 26% of pregnant women
had a deficit of calories, 34% had the deficit of protein, and 36% had the deficit of carbohydrate. 7-7% of pregnant
women are using alcohol and cigarettes.