MEGA 1st INTERVENTION
(Maintaining of Healthy Pregnancy)
SCORA CIMSA UIN SH
During pregnancy, the high maternal mortality rate is one of the most common problems in developing countries, such as Indonesia. Several factors can be caused, including the fulfillment of malnutrition and lack of knowledge about ideal maternity conditions, such as distance between pregnancies. Therefore, SCORA CIMSA UIN SH created a community development called MEGA (Maintaining a Healthy Pregnancy). This community development is implemented to increase pregnant women's knowledge of pregnancy, the nutrients needed when pregnant, and the ideal distance between pregnancies.
The 1st intervention was held on Saturday, 23rd January 2021, which started with pregnancy gymnastics or essential prenatal exercise and talk shows through the Zoom Call Meeting platform and broadcasted live through CIMSA UIN SH's YouTube channel.
For this 1st intervention, we collaborated with midwife Siti Sarah Citra Hati, A.M.Keb as Basic Prenatal Exercise Instructure and dr. Gita Ruryaseta, Sp.OG as the general pregnancy resources and ANC's speaker. Before the 1st intervention, SCORA's members have already bonded with pregnant women by contacting each pregnant woman to ask permission to join MEGA and send a google form to determine the initial knowledge of pregnant women.
The 1st intervention started at 09.00 WIB, which begins with doing pregnancy gymnastics together. The participants were enthusiastic and eager to follow this pregnancy gymnastics. Some pregnant women have also prepared everything needed for this gymnastics. The event was continued with the provision of material on general pregnancy and ANC by dr. Gita Ruryaseta, Sp. OG. Before the presentation was given, a pre-test was conducted to measure pregnant women's initial knowledge and sent to WhatsApp Group MEGA. Before the end of the event, the QnA session was conducted for participants and ended with a post-test sent through WhatsApp Group MEGA. After the first intervention was over, we also continue to contact pregnant women by SCORA's members and through WhatsApp Group MEGA.
The 1st intervention has gotten positive feedback from the participants, and we are also pleased that there was an increase from pre-test scores to post test scores. Hopefully, this activity can be useful for all participants who participated in the exhibition and can continue smoothly until the last intervention. We also hope that MEGA can increase the public's knowledge and awareness, especially of pregnant women, about pregnancy's health.
