Abstract
Changes in blood pressure are normal during pregnancy. Because, the hormone progesterone which is produced during pregnancy, can relax the walls of blood vessels. Sagging walls of blood vessels, can reduce blood pressure in the first trimester and second trimester of pregnancy. This condition can cause dizziness when sitting or standing suddenly. Normal blood pressure values in pregnant women do not differ from general conditions, which is 120/80 mmHg. If the blood pressure is recorded below 90/60 mmHg, this can indicate a blood pressure less. 
 This research aims to To find out how the effectiveness of iron tablets on changes in blood pressure of pregnant women at Rosni Alizar Pratama Clinic, Medan Timur District, Deli Serdang Regency in 2020. This type of research is a quasi-experimental study with a Pretest-Posttest with control group approach. The study population was all pregnant women who did ANC examination at Rosni Alizar Pratama Clinic as many as 38 people. The sample selection using purposive sampling was calculated using the Slovin formula of 28 people.
 The results of the study used Wilcoxon test results obtained 0.157 and 1,000 > 0.05. It is expected that health workers on duty at the research site always measure vital signs for pregnant women during ANC visits.
 Conclusion : There is no effectiveness in giving iron tablets to changes in blood pressure in pregnant women
 Keywords: iron tablet, blood pressure, pregnant women
Highlights
Gizi, salah satu hal yang sangat menentukan untuk kesejahteraan ibu dan bayi, kebutuhan gizi meningkat lebih tinggi dibandingkan saat ibu tidak hamil (Alizadeh and Salehi, 2016)
Changes in blood pressure are normal during pregnancy
This is because the hormone progesterone
Summary
Kehamilan mempengaruhi berbagai hal meliputi kebutuhan meliputi pada fisik maupun psiklogis. Kekurangan zat besi hampir selalu menjadi masalah dalam kehamilan, antara lain menyebabkan, penurunan kadar hemoglobin dan penurunan kekebalan. Disisi lain kadar hemoglobin yang tinggi pada wanita yang diberi suplemen zat besi dihubungkan dengan peningkatan frekuensi efek samping, yaitu gangguan hipertensi pada kehamilan. Tingkat Serum Ferittin lebih tinggi pada wanita hamil preeklamsia meskipun profilaksis besi yang diberikan dalam kisaran normal (Cesar Aguirre et al., 2016). Pemberian tablet tambah darah bagi wanita usia subur dan ibu hamil untuk menghindarkan dari terjadinya anemia gizi besi (Kemenkes RI, 2013). Pelayanan kesehatan dan pola pikir masyarakat kita saat ini, memungkinkan ada ibu hamil yang tidak menjalani pemeriksaan Hb. Pada ibu hamil yang kadar Hb nya normal tentu diberikan juga tablet zat besi. Sehingga muncul suatu pertanyaan “apakah ibu hamil dengan kadar Hb normal yang diberikan tablet zat besi tidak akan memiliki masalah di kemudian hari
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