• Dr. Kumari Rekha

According to the WHO, complications during pregnancy and childbirth are responsible for maternal deaths. In India, the ratio for Maternal Mortality Rate to live births has fallen and by 2015, India plans to reduce its MMR to 109.The maternal mortality in India is the 56th highest in the world. 42 percent of births in the country are supervised in Medical Institution. In rural areas, most of women deliver with the help of women in the family, contradictory to the fact that the unprofessional or unskilled deliverer lacks the knowledge about pregnancy. The objective of the study is, to assess the nutritional and health status of pregnant women of rural anganwadi centre at Muzaffarpur. To assess the nutritional status, Anthropometry Measurement, Maternal and Child health Protection Card, Clinical sign, Haemoglobin, ANC, method and Questionnaire were used. 53 percent women do not get adequate diet whereas only 8 percent women are getting balance diet. 59 percent women are not getting supplement diet. Quality and quantity of THR are poor 42 percent women are not getting IFA and calcium supplementation on their pregnancy period. Only 31 percent women are benefited with 4 ANC of pregnancy period, 58 percent women are found severely anaemic, whereas only 20 percent women are in normal range. 72 percent women are underweight and 82 percent are with low BMI. 52 percent suffering from pregnancy complication. All the above results indicate that most of the pregnant women deprived from proper service of NRHM, ICDS, which are provide in a mission mode for the improvement of health and nutritional status of pregnant women.

Pregnancy, Nutrition, Health, NRHM, ICDS, Haemoglobin, ANC.

"Nutritional and Health Status During Pregnancy: A Study of Anganwadi Centre and Primary Health Centre at Muzaffarpur Bihar ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.1488-1494, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901D05.pdf

"Nutritional and Health Status During Pregnancy: A Study of Anganwadi Centre and Primary Health Centre at Muzaffarpur Bihar ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp1488-1494, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901D05.pdf