Pregnant women need adequate nutrition for the health of the mother and fetus. If the mother's nutritional needs are inadequate, this can potentially cause nutritional problems. However, pregnant women often do not realize that there is an increase in nutritional needs during pregnancy. The nutritional needs of pregnant women must be met because the needs of pregnant women must be able to nourish the fetus in their womb. Don't let pregnant women lack nutrition because if they do, the fetus they are carrying will not be healthy and will also suffer from complications. In accordance with the results of interviews with midwives in Paccellekang Village, Pattallassang District, Gowa Regency. The facts found were revealed to be the low level of public knowledge about the importance of nutrition for pregnant women. The problem solving method used was providing counseling about the importance of nutrition to pregnant women. When carrying out community service activities, there were 15 pregnant women, 2 coordinating midwives and 3 KIA officers and 3 cadres attending. The results of the activity showed that participants were enthusiastic about the extension material, no participants left the counseling area during the extension process and more than 75% of the participants who attended were able to answer questions from the instructors about the material presented. This proves that the participants paid attention to the material presented. The conclusion is that providing knowledge about the importance of nutrition to pregnant women has a positive impact on society, so that people understand the importance of nutrition to pregnant women
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