Head Of BKKBN Asks Bride And Groom To Have Hemoglobin Levels Above 12 As A Requirement For Marriage

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JAKARTA - Head of the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN) Hasto Wardoyo emphasized that every bride and groom must maintain their health condition so that the baby that will be carried is not born in a stunting state.

Those who want to get married must be healthy, those who want to get pregnant and give birth must be healthy. If you want to get married, the condition is that the upper arm circumference is at least 23.5 centimeters, the hemoglobin (Hb) levels are 12 and above. If it does not mean anemia. If after being examined the conditions are lacking, then you can get married, but don't get pregnant first. If you are pregnant, your child has the potential to stunt," Hasto said as quoted by Antara, Sunday, March 12.

Hasto said that the bride and groom need to know the causes of the child being born in a stunting situation.

One of them is prospective mothers who have anemia and lack of nutritional intake, especially animal protein.

Then, children can also become stunted if from childhood they are not given the right to follow mandatory immunizations.

Unclean environment will widen this potential because children can easily catch diarrhea. Meanwhile, another reason is that children do not get attention and affection.

If children are often diarrhea, weight does not rise, three months weight does not rise, height does not increase. The child is indicated to be stunting, "he said, who is also the Content Doctor.

Thus, related to maintaining a mother to have a healthy pregnancy, stunting prevention can be done in a cheap way, namely by consuming catfish that is easy to obtain and nutritious.

Lele is confirmed to contain DHA and Omega3 which educate the baby's brain. In addition to catfish, salted fish or gereh are also good for consumption because it contains calcium that pregnant women need. Hasto also said that the family can eat kelor leaves.

The kelor leaves are very good because they contain proteins that resemble animal protein. How to cook by throwing away the stems, only the leaves are processed. Kelor leaves compared to tomatoes and carrots are higher in calcium content," he said.

Meanwhile, Semarang Mayor Hevearita Rahayu gave an example if the area already has a Nutrition Garden and Nusantara Rainbow House for stunting treatment.

"With the support of the Head of BKKBN, the Minister of PPPA inaugurated the Pelita House for stunting children andowers. In Podorejo Village, Gunungpati District, the second Pelita house has been inaugurated and the next locations will follow," he said.

The reason is, in Gajahmungkur District there were initially 60 cases of stunting children, but currently it has dropped to 40 cases. Thus, stunting must be carried out from upstream to downstream, not starting when the baby is born.

He also emphasized that the Health Office will provide nutrition to junior high school children, as a form of stunting prevention efforts that begin as early as possible.

"Hopefully the stunting rate will drop to zero percent with the latest innovations," he said.