Thực hành dinh dưỡng và mức tăng cân trong thai kỳ của phụ nữ mang thai tại Hà Nội năm 2020

To find out nutritional practices and pregnancy weight gain of pregnant women in Hanoi in 2020. Study design: a cross-sectional descriptive study. Results: The highest percentage of women participating in the study with BMI in the normal range before pregnancy was 80.2%. Women with BMI < 18.5 and BMI ≥ 25 accounted for 15.8% and 4%, respectively. 97.7% of women participating in the study of dietary supplements during pregnancy. The percentage of women who increased their consumption of meat, fish, eggs and beans in the 3 stages of pregnancy accounted for the highest rate, corresponding to 93.7%; 95.7% and 96.4%. The rate of weight gain at the recommended level of the IOM 2009 of underweight, normal weight and overweight/obese women was 22.9%, respectively; 40.3% and 50%. Women with BMI < 18.5 before pregnancy had a weight gain below the recommended level, accounting for 66.7%. The group of women with BMI ≥ 25 before pregnancy had the highest rate of weight gain above the recommended level, accounting for 41.7%. Conclusion: The study shows nutrition practice and pregnancy weight gain of Hanoi women during pregnancy in 2020.