Analysis of Anthropometric Measurement during Pregnancy

ABSTRACT Anthropometric assessment during pregnancy is a widely used; low technology procedure that has not been rigorously evaluated. Our objective is to study and determine the anthropometric measurement and examining changes during pregnancy. The study was performed the total 480 pregnant women from urban and rural area of Marathwada region. The height and weight were measured by using digital scale and BMI (Body Mass Index) was Calculated. The collected data was tabulated and analysed statistically. The result of the present study regarding the selected anthropometric measurement of the selected pregnant women indicated that there was non-significant effect of different education over body height. Result also revealed that the pregnant women belonging to low, medium and high-income group were significantly affected on height, Weight & BMI. The mean value of height and body weight of pregnant women of urban areas was noticed to be significantly more than that of the pregnant women of rural areas (p<0.01). Whereas statistical analysis of the data revealed that the pregnant women from urban and rural area did not differ significantly in their body mass index values.