Gambaran Pengetahuan Ibu Hamil tentang Kenaikan Berat Badan Sesuai Usia Kehamilan di Puskesmas Tanah Kali Kedinding

Pendahuluan: Kenaikan berat badan selama kehamilan merupakan proses alami yang harus disesuaikan dengan usia kehamilan dan kategori IMT ibu sebelum hamil sesuai standar dalam Buku KIA. Namun, pengetahuan ibu hamil tentang standar tersebut serta cara membaca grafik
pemantauannya masih rendah. Kurangnya pengetahuan membuat ibu hamil kesulitan mengatur pola makan dan aktivitas fisik, sehingga kenaikan berat badan tidak terkontrol dan berisiko meningkatkan diabetes gestasional, hipertensi, preeklamsia, makrosomia janin, hingga obesitas jangka panjang pada anak. Oleh karena itu, penting diketahui sejauh mana pengetahuan ibu hamil mengenai kenaikan berat badan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi gambaran pengetahuan ibu hamil tentang kenaikan berat badan sesuai usia kehamilan di Puskesmas Tanah Kali Kedinding. Metode:
Penelitian deskriptif observasional dengan sampel 39 ibu hamil trimester I-III yang dipilih secara purposive sampling. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan SPSS. Hasil: Dari 39 responden, sebagian besar ibu hamil memiliki pengetahuan kurang sebanyak 48,7%, sementara pengetahuan baik dan cukup masing-masing 25,6%.
Pembahasan: Tingginya proporsi ibu hamil dengan pengetahuan kurang menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas responden belum memahami standar kenaikan berat badan sesuai kategori IMT dan belum mampu memanfaatkan grafik pemantauan Buku KIA secara optimal. Hasil ini sejalan dengan penelitian sebelumnya yang menemukan separuh ibu hamil berpengetahuan kurang, menegaskan bahwa akses Buku KIA saja belum cukup menjamin pemahaman ibu tanpa disertai edukasi aktif. Dapat disimpulkan pengetahuan ibu hamil tentang kenaikan berat badan sesuai usia kehamilan di Puskesmas Tanah Kali Kedinding masih kurang, sehingga diperlukan edukasi gizi yang lebih intensif dan terstruktur selama pelayanan Antenatal Care.

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Introduction: Weight gain during pregnancy is a natural process that must be adjusted to gestational age and the mother's pre-pregnancy BMI category, as standardized in the KIA Book. However, pregnant women's knowledge of these standards and how to read the monitoring graph remains low, making it difficult to manage diet and physical activity. This results in uncontrolled weight gain,
increasing the risk of gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, fetal macrosomia, and long term childhood obesity. It is therefore important to determine pregnant women's knowledge about weight gain. This study aimed to describe pregnant women's knowledge of weight gain according to gestational age at Tanah Kali Kedinding Community Health Center. Method: This descriptive observational study used a sample of 39 first- to third-trimester pregnant women selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected via questionnaire and analyzed descriptively using SPSS. Results: Of the 39 respondents, most had insufficient knowledge (48.7%), while good and sufficient knowledge each accounted for 25.6%. Discussion: The high proportion of insufficient knowledge indicates that most respondents do not yet understand weight gain standards based on BMI category
and have not optimally utilized the KIA Book monitoring graph. This is consistent with previous research showing that half of pregnant women had insufficient knowledge, confirming that KIA Book access alone is not sufficient to ensure understanding without active education. In conclusion, pregnant women's knowledge of weight gain according to gestational age at Tanah Kali Kedinding
Community Health Center remains lacking, indicating the need for more intensive, structured nutritional education during Antenatal Care.