Ibu hamil berisiko mengalami kekurangan gizi. Gangguan gizi pada ibu hamil meliputi anemia, pertambahan berat badan yang kurang, dan gangguan pertumbuhan janin. Prevalensi anemia di Indonesia meningkat, dengan 48,9 % ibu hamil mengalami anemia, terutama di provinsi Kalimantan Utara dan Kota Tarakan. Anemia dapat menyebabkan komplikasi seperti solusio plasenta, kelahiran prematur, dan kematian ibu. Kadar hemoglobin bisa ditingkatkan dengan konsumsi tablet fe dan makanan bergizi seperti kurma dan biji buah tarap. Namun, penelitian lebih lanjut diperlukan untuk memastikan manfaat jus kurma tarap dalam meningkatkan kadar hemoglobin pada ibu hamil. Mengetahui adanya potensi olahan Jus Kurma Tarap terhadap peningkatan Hb pada ibu hamil di Puskesmas Karang Rejo. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi eksperimen dengan desain penelitian pre - test dan post test dengan control group design dengan teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 20 responden. Dalam kelompok perlakuan diberikan jus kurma tarap kombinasi dengan tablet tambah darah selama 7 hari. Alat ukur dalam penelitian ini menggunakan alat pengukur kadar hemoglobin. Hasil analisa bivariat menunjukkan analisis uji Paired Samples Test dengan p value sebesar 0,000 > 0,05 maka Ha diterima dan Ho ditolak, sehingga ada potensi jus kurma tarap terhadap peningkatan kadar hemoglobin pada ibu hamil di Puskesmas Karang Rejo Kota Tarakan. Diharapkan penelitian ini dapat memberikan informasi kepada masyarakat tentang alternatif secara non farmakologis penggunaan jus kurma tarap dalam peningkatan kadar hemoglobin ibu hamil.

Kata Kunci: Anemia, Biji Tarap, Hemoglobin, Ibu Hamil, Kurma Sukari

Pregnant women are at risk for malnutrition. Nutritional disorders in pregnant women include anemia, poor weight gain, and fetal growth problems. The prevalence of anemia in Indonesia is increasing, with 48.9 % of pregnant women suffering from anemia, particularly in the province of North Kalimantan and the city of Tarakan. Anemia can cause complications such as placental abruption, premature birth, and maternal death. Hemoglobin levels can be increased by taking fe tablets and nutritious foods such as dates and tarap fruit seeds. The purpose of the research is to confirm the benefits of tarap date palm juice in increasing hemoglobin levels in pregnant women and to determine the potential of processed tarap date juice to increase Hb in pregnant women at the Public Health Center of Karang Rejo. The type of the research used is quasi experiment with pretest and posttest design. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling technique. The total sample was 20 respondents. The treatment group was given tarap date juice in combination with blood supplement tablets for 7s. The measurement device in this research was a hemoglobin meter. The results bivariate analysis shows that the analysis of paired samples test with a p-value of 0.000 > 0.05, Ha is accepted, and Ho is rejected. There is a potential for tarap date juice to increase hemoglobin levels in pregnant women at Karang Rejo Health Center, Tarakan City. It is hoped that this study can provide information to the public about non - pharmacological alternatives to the use of tarap date juice in increasing hemoglobin levels in pregnant women. Keywords: Anemia, Tarap Seeds, Hemoglobin, Pregnant Women, Sukari Dates