HUBUNGAN KADAR HEMOGLOBIN IBU HAMIL DENGAN KEJADIAN BERAT BAYI LAHIR RENDAH (BBLR) DI RSUD DR. MOEWARDI SURAKARTA

Abstract

Anaemia in pregnant women will cause problems in nutrition and respiration of utero placenta. These problems generate growth distubance of womb, such as immaturitas, prematuritas, inviable, or low birth weight. This research aims were to understand the correlation between hemoglobin level of pregnant mothers and low birth weight incident. The type of this research was cross sectional. The technique of taking sample was accicental sampling. Amount of sample was 128 patients at Moewardi Hospital of Surakarta. The data were analyzed by Spearman Rank analysis. Based on the result of the correlation test using Spearman Rank, it was known that r = 0,238 and with value  = 0,007 in significant level 5%, because ρ < 0,05 so H 0 account was rejected and H was accepted. It could be said that there was significant relation between hemoglobin level of pregnant mothers and low birth weight incidence at Moewardi Hospital of Surakarta.