Introduction, the nutritional status of pregnant women is the main indicator in detecting stunting during pregnancy. Nutritional status in pregnancy has an important role in preventing various complications that might threaten the mother and the fetus. Assessing maternal nutritional status is one main part of antenatal care services in Indonesia, both prim gravida and multigravida. However, limited information about nutritional status in both groups. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in the nutritional status of pregnant women that could be risky to the incidence of stunting.

Methods, the design of this study was a comparative study, 74 pregnant women were selected using purposive sampling technique. The instrument of study was an observation sheet that consists of four nutritional indicators including Upper Arm Circumstances (LILA), Weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Haemoglobin levels. The research was conducted in ​​Karang Mulya Health Centre, Garut, Jawa Barat, Indonesia. The data were analyzed using the T-test analysis.

Results, the results indicated that there was a significant difference in nutritional status between prim and multi gravid (P-Value 0.000). The prim gravid had a poor category for LILA sizes and BMI scores.

Conclusion, it can be concluded that prim gravid had more risky indicators of nutritional status than multi gravid.  Providing specific assistance related to nutrition is significant for prim gravid to prevent the occurrence of stunting.

Keywords: Nutritional status, Pregnancy, Stunting