The Urgency of Pregnancy Risk Factors Booklet

Abstract

Maternal mortality cases in Semarang city were still high in 2015. Among all district in Semarang city, work
area of Puskesmas Bandarharjo had the most maternal mortality cases. All pregnant women there had not been
realized their risk pregnancy factors. Hence, they need health education about pregnancy risk factors to change
their mindset. The right media in health education is booklet because it is written, can be colorful, can contain
pictures to explain the information and not limited by pages. It also can influence behavior intention of the
pregnant woman, her husband, her parents, her parents in law and other people who read the book to detect early
pregnancy risk factors.
Keywords: maternal mortality, pregnancy risk factors, media health education.