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Abstract
Pregnancy and the needs of the growing foetus impose increased nutritional demands on the mother. The aim of the present study is to : Assess the nutritional status for pregnant women under investigation, define the extent of iron absorption, evaluate the biochemical parameters of pregnant women, and find out the relationship between nutritional status and both of socioeconomic status and biochemical parameters. This study was carried out on a sample of 190 pregnant. All the pregnant were subjected to demographic data, social class data, dietary assessment and biochemical tests. The results revealed that: 1. There were significant correlation coefficient between family income and animal protein and animal fats while there were significant negative correlation between No. of children and calories, plant protein, total protein, plant fats, carbohydrates, phosphorus, plant iron, total iron, sodium, potassium, magnesium, Vit. C, E , B1 , B2 , niacin and folate. 2. There were significant negative correlation coefficient between TIBC and calories, plant protein, plant fats, total fats, plant iron, total iron, zinc, magnesium, Vit. E and Vit. B2. 3. There were significant correlation coefficient between Hb and Vit. A , and also between serum iron and calories, total protein, phosphorus, plant iron, total iron, zinc, magnesium, Vit. B1, Vit. B2 and folate It was concluded that nutrition education intervention program should be implemented for pregnant women to improve the quality of diets especially in energy, calcium, iron, zinc, Vit. A, Vit. C , Vit. B complex and folate and to modify the faulty food habits to protect pregnant women from malnutrition and its diseases.