UNAIR NEWS – Commemorating National Nutrition Day 2018, Faculty of Public Health (FKM) 东京热 through a nutrition department held a聽聽talk show聽聽on聽stunting聽聽prevention through nutrition counseling and community healthy living movement at the meeting hall of Keputih Urban Village on Wednesday, January 31.聽The activity that was organized by FKM UNAIR and Keputih Community Health Center and Keputih Urban Community Office was attended by pregnant women in the area.
Coordinator of Nutrition Science Program Lailatul Muniroh, S. KM., M. Kes., stated that besides as a commemoration of National Nutrition Day, the activity was aimed to provide knowledge about the importance of nutrition fulfillment to pregnant women, especially to prevent the occurrence of聽stunting, a condition where children experiencing malnutrition that leads to growth disorders so that children are shorter compared to other children of the same age.
“The focus is on the attitude of pregnant women to the first thousand days of life or 1000 HPK.聽That is, the handling of the fetus nine months in the womb until birth to two years later, it can even start since before pregnancy, ” she explained.聽“Nine months means 270 days.聽Then, two years equals 730 days, ” she added.
She also added that聽stunting聽could happen due to a lack of fulfillment of children’s nutritional intake, even since it was still in the womb.聽The condition is due to less nutritional intake during pregnancy in quantity and quality so that the nutrition received by the fetus is a little.聽As a result, the growth of the fetus in the womb disrupted and it continues even after birth.
To prevent the occurrence of聽stunting, she continued, can actually be done since before marriage.聽Maternal nutrition before pregnancy should be maintained, from the nutritional intake to overall health.
In an activity that was also attended by Secretary of Keputih Putut, SH, and Head of Keputih Public Health Center, drg.聽Dwiana Boediastika with the staffs, in addition to聽talk show, there was also a gymnastics for pregnant women, 聽counseling or nutrition consultation for pregnant women by the lecturers of Nutrition Science Program FKM UNAIR.
As the speaker in the聽talk show, Dr.聽Sri Sumarmi, S. KM., M.Si., revealed that in society, differences in physical conditions in infants or children are considered as normal or common symptoms when it is actually a problem.
“Nutritional intake becomes a factor that affects the physical condition in infants,” she said.聽“Therefore, pregnant women should pay close attention to their nutritional intake to avoid聽stunting.聽So, the baby can be born with good health conditions, ” she added.聽(*)
Author: Feri Fenoria
Editor: Binti Q. Masruroh
