The Effect Of Pumpkin Seed Extract Capsules On Nutritional Status and Haemoglobin Level in Pregnant Women.

The goal of this to measure the effect of supplementation of Yellow Pumpkin Seed Extract Capsules in pregnant women on hemoglobin levels and nutritional status of pregnant women.The main question[s] it aims to answer are:is there a difference in changes in nutritional status (increase in body weight and MUAC) in pregnant women who receive supplementation of Pumpkin Seed Extract Capsules and iron tabletsis there a difference in changes in hemoglobin levels in pregnant women who receive supplementation of Pumpkin Seed Extract Capsules and iron tablets.The research sample was divided into two groups, namely the intervention group and the control group. In the intervention group, pregnant women received pumpkin seed extract capsules for 12 weeks, while the control group received iron tablets for 12 weeks as well. Measurements of nutritional status (including measurements of body weight and Mid Upper Arm Circumference/MUAC) were carried out before and after the intervention and were monitored every month until 12 weeks when the intervention was carried out. As for measuring blood hemoglobin levels, it was taken before the intervention and after the intervention for 12 weeks

Inclusion Criteria:in the one or second trimester of pregnancy;having no complications;willing to participate in this study;domiciled in the stunting locus village Bone regency .Exclusion Criteria:Pregnant women with complications