The study was conducted to know the nutritional status of pregnant women and their newborn babies (n=120) at Tangail Medical College and Hospital, Bangladesh. About 16% illiterate pregnant women were not any nutritional knowledge and delivered their first child before 20 years where, about 89% surgical delivery was needed and 21% of newborn did not get colostrum after birth. Although 78% newborn mothers were practiced exclusive breast feeding whereas, 22% mothers were given formula milk to their newborn babies. About 23.40% of the pregnant women checked their health status regularly but 76.6% women abstain from checkup that play great impact on mother and upcoming child. Moreover, about 55.50% pregnant women were taken medicine during pregnancy including 83% of the pregnant women were taken iron tablet whereas, 44.50% women were not taken medicine during pregnancy. About 83% of the newborn were weighted 2500 gm and above, whereas the rest of the newborn were weighted from 1500-2500gm. Besides, majority of the respondents were satisfied with hospitalized service and a small number of respondents claimed and unsatisfied with medical and health facilities of the hospital.
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Nutritional Status, Pregnant Women, Newborn Baby, Breast Feeding, Hospitalized Services
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abstract = {The study was conducted to know the nutritional status of pregnant women and their newborn babies (n=120) at Tangail Medical College and Hospital, Bangladesh. About 16% illiterate pregnant women were not any nutritional knowledge and delivered their first child before 20 years where, about 89% surgical delivery was needed and 21% of newborn did not get colostrum after birth. Although 78% newborn mothers were practiced exclusive breast feeding whereas, 22% mothers were given formula milk to their newborn babies. About 23.40% of the pregnant women checked their health status regularly but 76.6% women abstain from checkup that play great impact on mother and upcoming child. Moreover, about 55.50% pregnant women were taken medicine during pregnancy including 83% of the pregnant women were taken iron tablet whereas, 44.50% women were not taken medicine during pregnancy. About 83% of the newborn were weighted 2500 gm and above, whereas the rest of the newborn were weighted from 1500-2500gm. Besides, majority of the respondents were satisfied with hospitalized service and a small number of respondents claimed and unsatisfied with medical and health facilities of the hospital.},
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