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The pregnancy period is a crucial time for ensuring the health of the mother and fetus through the provision of balanced nutrition. However, nutritional issues such as anemia and chronic energy deficiency (CED) are still commonly found among pregnant women. The use of local nutritious foods, such as moringa leaves (Moringa oleifera), can be a potential solution to support nutritional needs. This community service activity aims to improve the knowledge and skills of pregnant women in preparing healthy menus and balanced eating patterns using moringa leaves. The activity was carried out through interactive lectures, coaching on menu preparation, cooking demonstrations of moringa leaf dishes, and evaluation through pre-tests and post-tests. The participants were pregnant women in the working area of the Wara Selatan Health Center in Palopo City, totaling 25 people. The results showed an increase in participants' nutritional knowledge, with an average pre-test score of 55 rising to 82 in the post-test. Participants were also able to prepare a balanced daily menu based on moringa leaves and produce several processed products, including moringa soup, moringa fritters, and moringa pudding. It can be concluded that the healthy menu coaching activity using local moringa leaves effectively improves the knowledge and skills of pregnant women regarding balanced nutrition. The use of local foods such as moringa leaves has the potential to support the improvement of maternal nutritional status in a simple, economical, and sustainable manner.

Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in pregnant women remains a major nutritional problem in Indonesia and contributes to various maternal and neonatal complications. CED reflects a long-term energy and macronutrient deficit, often influenced by inadequate nutritional intake and socioeconomic limitations. This study aims to analyze nutritional intake and economic status as risk factors for Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in pregnant women in the Patilanggio Community Health Center (Puskesmas) working area. This study used a quantitative observational design with a cross-sectional approach. The study sample consisted of 30 pregnant women selected using a total sampling technique. Data were collected through interviews using a respondent characteristics questionnaire and food recall to assess energy and protein intake, as well as Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) measurements to determine CED status. Data analysis was conducted descriptively and cross-descriptively. The results showed that all respondents had energy and protein intakes below 90% of the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) and all were categorized as CED based on the MUAC measurement. All respondents were also categorized as low economic status, reflecting a homogeneous socioeconomic condition. These findings indicate that CED in pregnant women at the study site is associated with inadequate nutritional intake and limited economic status. In conclusion, CED in pregnant women is a chronic nutritional problem influenced by nutritional and socioeconomic factors, necessitating comprehensive prevention and treatment efforts based on primary health care services.

Background: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 35-75% of pregnant women worldwide suffer from chronic energy deficiency (CED). Women with CED who are pregnant are more likely to die. The percentage of pregnant women with CED rose from 5.4% in 2022 to 7.5% in 2023, according to data from the Klungkung I Health Center. Objective:  Finding out how economic status and the prevalence of chronic energy deficiency (CED) in pregnant women at the UPTD Klungkung I Health Center relate to one another was the aim of this study. Method: The research design is cross-sectional and analytical. 38 pregnant women who satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria made up the study's sample size. Purposive sampling was used for the sample process. An ANC registration book and a questionnaire were utilized as study tools. Result: According to the findings, the majority of respondents (65.7%) were between the ages of 20 and 35; 73.7% had completed secondary school; 42.1% were farmers; 13.3% of moms had CED; and 21% had a low socioeconomic position. The bivariate test with Spearman rank yielded a r value of 0.107 and a p value of 0.501 (> ?). Conclusion: The incidence of CED at UPTD. Klungkung I Health Center is not significantly correlated with the economic position of expectant mothers, according to the findings. In order to prevent CED and encourage moms to actively seek out information and ask more questions about health, particularly CED-related issues, it is envisaged that pregnant women would be able to achieve their nutritional demands.

Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in pregnant women is a major nutritional challenge in Indonesia, including in Bukittinggi. Despite proper health service utilization, the burden of CED is relatively high and has a non-economic component that includes cultural and family social support.  The influence of the husband on the nutritional status of pregnant women is frequently overlooked by prevention and control strategies. This study sought to investigate husbands' thoughts and roles in the prevention of  CED  in pregnant women in  Bukittinggi.  The present study employed a qualitative phenomenological research design including 15 husbands of pregnant women (experienced and non-experienced  CED)  and  5–7  triangulation informants  (pregnant women and health workers).  Semi-structured interviews and non-participatory observations provided the data, while  NVivo  12  was employed for thematic analysis. Source triangulation and member checking validate the data. The results indicate that the majority of husbands do not understand CED scientifically and view their support solely as financial assistance. Although emotional and informational motivations can affect positive nutritional behaviors, they are still regarded as weaknesses. Among the external barriers are costs, long hours of work, and a patriarchal culture that severely restricts husbands' ability to be involved in their wives' nutritional problems. However, some informants have indicated a value shift that prioritizes emotional involvement over intellectual focus.  The  intervention strategies for future implementation should be family-based with a primary focus on couples' nutrition education, emotional  strengthening,  and  the  inclusion  of  males  in  maternal  health  programs  (e.g.,  paternity-readiness sessions  

Pregnancy is a process in a woman's life, where major changes occur in her physical, mental and social aspects. These changes cannot be separated from the factors that influence them, namely physical factors, psychological factors and environmental, social, cultural and economic factors. One of the nutritional problems of pregnant women is chronic energy deficiency (KEK). Chronic energy deficiency (KEK) is a nutritional problem caused by a lack of food intake over a long period of time, a matter of years. Datar City Health Center is one of the agencies that provides health services for the local community and helps resolve problems with the health and nutritional development of mothers and children to prevent problems with malnutrition in pregnant women. The aim of the research is to make it easier for agencies to manage data and obtain complete information about the nutritional status of pregnant women. From 20 data, 3 groups were obtained, Cluster 1 had 4 data on the nutritional status of pregnant women, Cluster 2 had 4 data on the nutritional status of pregnant women and Cluster 3 had 12 data on the nutritional status of pregnant women. And the largest group obtained was cluster 3 with the data group on the nutritional status of pregnant women found in the gestational age group (X), namely 14-27 weeks old, with screening results (Y) namely adequate nutrition, and the causal factors (Z) that occurred were economic factors

Lack of nutrients and the low level of health of pregnant women are still very vulnerable, this is indicated by the still high MMR caused by bleeding due to nutritional anemia and Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) during pregnancy The factors causing CED in pregnant women are very complex, including imbalance in nutritional intake, infectious diseases and bleeding. This research aims to determine the factors related to the nutritional status of pregnant women at the Aek Parombunan Health Center, Sibolga City in 2023. This type of research is a survey type with a cross sectional The population in this study was all pregnant women who visited the Parombuan Community Health Center who met the requirements and were determined to be a research population of 98 people. Bivariate analysis using the Chi-square test. There is a relationship between parity and the nutritional status of pregnant women with a p-value of 0.02. There is a relationship between economic status and the nutritional status of pregnant women with a p-value of 0.03. . Pregnant women are advised to consume more balanced foods that contain the nutrients energy, protein, iron and vitamin A to avoid nutritional problems during pregnancy such as KEK, KKP, iron deficiency anemia.