Urine Protein Level In Pregnant Women Trimester Second And Third In Singaran Pati District Of Bengkulu City

Abstract

I. ABSTRACT Proteinuria in pregnancy screening focused on the detection of plasma and renal glomerular filtration rate, and changes in pre-eclampsia as the most common cause of proteinuria in pregnancy. Protein urine exceeded the normal values caused by the hormone estrogen aldosterone and increased in pregnancy which causes fluid retention by the kidneys. The older age of the pregnancy, it will aggravate the leakage of protein in the urine. This study aims to reveal the protein levels in the urine of pregnant women trimester II and III. This research method descriptive with laboratory tests. The samples in this study were 23 pregnant women trimester II and III in Puskesmas Jembatan Kecil Singaran Pati, Bengkulu province. This study used random technique sampling. They were collecting data by measurement of urinary protein levels using acetic acid 6%. The results of the 23 respondents obtained 13 the pregnant women second trimester showed urine protein positive (+) for 2 persons (15.3%) whereas 10 pregnant women third trimester showed urine protein positive (+) for 2 persons (20.0%) and double positive (++) for 2 persons (20.0%) having the risk of preeclampsia in pregnancy. The incidence of proteinuria is more common in the third trimester pregnant women with higher levels of proteinuria. So for pregnant women are expected to increase knowledge about pregnancy tests further regularly and have a healthy life.