Publication Details
Publisher: Academic Journal, INC
Issue: Vol 4, No 1 (2025)
ISSN: 2833-7433

Abstract

High vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women and still high obstetric complications treated in Banjarmasin city in 2023 as many as 1537 pregnant women or 20% of the 2550 estimated pregnant women with obstetric complications, most complications occur during pregnancy, namely 1582 people (58%) increased compared to the previous year. This study aims identify vitamin D status in pregnant women in terms of food consumption intake containing vitamin D and sun exposure at the Pekauman Banjarmasin Health Center. This study is a descriptive study with a total sample of 59 pregnant women TM1 and II using Proposive Sampling technique. The instruments in this study used the Food Frequency Quesinairre (FFQ) questionnaire and the sun exposure questionnaire. The results of the study of vitamin D status in terms of food consumption intake containing Vitamin D in pregnant women who were not fulfilled (100%), while the vitamin D status in terms of sun exposure from work (20.34%), exposure time 11.00-hours 14.00 (6.78%), uncovered body parts (23.73%), and not using body protection (23.03%). Based on the results of the research conducted, it can be concluded that the adequacy of Vitamin D from food consumption and sun exposure is still far from the adequacy standards needed by pregnant women.

Keywords
Pregnant Women Vitamin D Diet Sunlight Exposure and Vitamin D Status