Title
Impact of pumpkin seeds supplementation on anemia in antenatal mothers at Andhra Pradesh, India
Authors
Andugula Swapna Kumari1,2, Andugula Veerraju3, Vadivel Mani4, Nithya Rajapandian5, Chaitra Jinka6, Shyamaladevi Babu7 & A Gouri Shankar8*
Affiliation
1Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; 2KIMS College of Nursing, KIMS & RF, Amalapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India; 3APR School (boys), Maredumilli, Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India; 4Department of Biochemistry, Arunai Medical College & Hospital, Tiruvanamallai- 606603, Tamilnadu, India; 5Department of Physiology, Arunai Medical College &Hospital, Tiruvanamallai- 606603, Tamilnadu, India; 6Syngene International Limited, Biocon park, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; 7Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam-603103, Tamil Nadu, India; 8 General Medicine, Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India; *Corresponding author
Andugula Swapna Kumari – E-mail: swapna.agp1@gmail.com; nursing.kims@gmail.com,
Andugula Veerraju - E-mail: veerrajua1@gmail.com ,
Vadivel Mani - E-mail: velvdmvel5@gmail.com,
Nithya Rajapandiyan - E-mail: nithuran@gmail.com,
Chaitra Jinka - E-mail: jinka.chaitra@gmail.com ,
Shyamaladevi Babu - shyamdevi06@gmail.com; dr.shyamaladevi@care.edu.in
A Gouri Shankar – E-mail: 19drags55@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 1, 2022; Revised November 29, 2022; Accepted November 30, 2022, Published November 30, 2022
Abstract
Anemia during pregnancy causes 40% of maternal fatalities in underdeveloped nations, according to statistics from the WHO. Pregnant women should meet the requirements for various nutrients, notably micronutrients, to ensure a better pregnancy outcome in the future. Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin) seeds contain a variety of compounds, such as m-carboxyphenylalanine, amino butyrate, and citrulline, as well as a number of other amino acids. It has a wide variety of biological activity such as antioxidant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory etc. However, the community's use of pumpkin seeds is still limited. The present study was aimed to assess the impact of supplementation of pumpkin seeds on anemia among antenatal mothers in relation to Demographic and obstetric variables at Amalapuram Mandal, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. In the third stage of the study, antenatal mothers' pre- and post-test scores for indicators of anaemia, pica, nail health, level of activity, heart rate, capillary refill, nutritional status, extremities, and level of hunger were compared. According to age, education, occupation, monthly income, and information source, the data demonstrates that according to three prenatal moms' consumption of pumpkin seeds in the morning, three in the afternoon, and one in the evening. The data available indicates that, of the 5 prenatal moms, 2 displayed symptoms of anemia with respect to the length of the menstrual cycle, the volume of menstrual flow, and the method of the previous delivery. Additionally, it was discovered that three of the pregnant mothers had appropriate hemoglobin levels and three of them had inadequate levels based on their past deliveries, menstrual flow volume, and cycle length. It also revealed that there is no discernible relationship between pregnant mothers in Amalapuram Mandal's diet of dry fruits and nuts and menstrual cycle length, flow volume, or method of prior birth.
Keywords
Antenatal mothers, anemia, nutritional status, pumpkin seeds, demographic, obstetric variables
Citation
Kumari et al. Bioinformation 18(11): 1092-1097 (2022)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
