The Relationship Between Implementation Of Antenatal Service Standard That Was Done By Village Midwife With The Incident Of Anemia In Larantuka Regency

Abstract

Every year Indonesian women die due to obstetric complication. More than 90 percent is caused bleeding, preeclampsia/eclampsia and infection. It can be effectively prevented if communities are well informated about emergency signs as well as the provision of qualified health service in primary care. WHO has developed standard of midwifery service which had been adjusted for its application in Indonesia. This research was aimed to know the relationship between implementation of antenatal service standard that was done by village midwife with the incident of anemia. This was an observational research with historical cohort design. The number of samples in this study were 40 people. Data were analysed using univariate and bivariate analysis. The result showed that pregnant mothers who received non standard antenatal service had risk of anemia with OR=3.404 (95% CI: 1.303<OR<8.890). This research showed that pregnant mothers who received non standard antenatal service had risk of suffering anemia than those with standard antenatal service. Standardized antenatal service was appropriate to be used in maternal perinatal health service unit.