IMPLICATIONS OF BODY IMMUNITY OF PREGNANT WOMEN AFTER INTAKE OF MIXED MICRONUTRIENT-INFUSED WATER

Abstract

Introduction: Pregnant women are susceptible to infection due to changes in body physiology, the immune response mechanism must be maintained by maintaining body immunity through optimal nutritional fulfillment to prevent exposure to Covid-19 and certain diseases, one of which is infused water Lemon (Citrus Limon) Date Mix Method ( Phoenix Dactylifera). Methods: The research design used pre-experiments with the form of one group pre and post-tests took Purposive samplingwith treatment with 40 respondents, age range 21 years old – 35 years old and age range over 35 years old conducted in August 2022 in Ponorogo Regency East Java Indonesia, with saphiro-wilk & Wilcoxon test data for normality test and T-test data analysis. Result: The P-value was significant which means that there is a difference between before and after giving infused water Lemon (Citrus Limon) Mixed Dates (Phoenix Dactylifera) Conclusion: There is a difference between before administration and after administration of infused water Lemon (Citrus Limon) Mixed Dates (Phoenix Dactylifera). Lemon contains water and a mix of dates that are rarely consumed by pregnant women which in fact after consumption can ward off various diseases that are proven to increase body immunity.

Keywords

• body immunity, micronutrient, infused water, pregnant