The Effect of Provisioning Micronutrients for Pregnant Women up to Breastfeeding to Prevent Postpartum Blues in Balikpapan City

Abstract

The groups most susceptible to micronutrient deficiencies are pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers and children under 5 years of age. This is because they need vitamins and minerals in greater quantities than the other groups. In addition, this group is also very susceptible to the adverse effects of micronutrient deficiencies. Lack of micronutrients can increase the risk of infectious diseases, death from diarrhoea, measles, malaria and the lungs, including the risk of developing blues.
 The analytical observational method used a retrospective cohort design. The purpose of this design is to know the effect of micronutrient feeding to pregnant women with the incidence of postpartum blues. Balikpapan City has health centres’ in 6 sub-districts, represented by 10 health centres’ through simple random sampling. The sample of each health centre is a quota of 20 mothers. Analysis using the frequency distribution to calculate the frequency or number and percentage of the measured aspects. Test the hypothesis proposed in this study using the Manova test and Multivariate using Multivariate Linear Regression.
 Results Micronutrients are needed by pregnant women, there are 44.5% of mothers who do not routinely take drugs obtained during ANC, Micronutrient Intake is Not Fulfilled during Postpartum as many as 92 mothers (46.0%). Multivariate test. Wilks' Lambda Siq. The income obtained can be spent so that it is petrified to prevent the risk of postpartum blues
 Conclusion: families need to be involved in preventing postpartum, in order to detect the risk of postpartum by reminding them to take medication regularly.