Conocimiento nutricional y prácticas alimentarias asociados a la anemia en gestantes que acuden al Centro de Salud El Paraíso. Cuenca 2023

Abstract

Anemia in pregnant women is a matter of concern, as it can have negative consequences for both the mother and the fetus. Care in feeding and nutrition of women of gestational age plays a very important role in comprehensive health care, since a series of factors such as demographic, labor, socioeconomic, environmental and other factors have led to changes in the care and, therefore, in the dietary patterns of mothers of gestational age. Therefore, our objective was to explore the perspectives and experiences on nutritional knowledge and dietary practices associated with anemia in pregnant women attending the Paraíso health center. Cuenca. 2023. The research was carried out through a phenomenological approach. A purposive sample was used, selecting pregnant women with a diagnosis of anemia who attended the El Paraíso Health Center. A sample of 10 pregnant women was worked with using a form with semiestructurad questions. According to the results obtained, it is concluded that dietary practices of pregnant women who come to the Health Center are not adequate, although it is true that the repercussions of nutrition in pregnancy and maternal and fetal health are known, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the consumption of essential nutrients, and on the contrary, a high consumption of carbohydrates is evident, which undoubtedly leads to nutritional limitations that could affect the health of the mother and the unborn child.