Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in a tertiary Health Facility in Abeokuta, South West Nigeria

Poor nutrition affects everyone negatively, mothers and children are particularly at risk due to a combination of physiological and socioeconomic factors.This study was done to assess the nutritional Status of pregnant women attending antenatal care in a tertiary health facility in Abeokuta, Ogun state.Dietary diversity score, food frequency questionnaire, food consumption score analysis, anthropometric assessment and biochemical assessment were used.Data was collected using a semi structured using Statistical package for Social Sciences (SPSS).Blood samples were taken from the respondents for the biochemical test.A total of 398 respondents participated in the study and the majority of the respondents were between 26 and 30 years with 44%.The respondents' monthly income was mainly between N31,000 and N50,000 as represented by 44.7% of the respondents.The study showed that 94.7% of the respondents consumed cerea lor roots, 96.7% consumed vegetables and 63.6% of the respondents had a high dietary diversity score.The study also showed that 12.8% of the respondents were at risk of malnutrition.In conclusion, carbohydrate foods were the most consumed.There is a significant relationship between the dietary diversity score, the food consumption score and most socio-economic variables.