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Knowledge of nutrition and iron deficiency are factors that cause anemia in pregnant women. The prevalence of anemia in pregnant women is always increasing every year. Some efforts that can be made to increase hemoglobin levels are providing nutrition education. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of nutrition education n the increase in hemoglobin levels of anemic pregnant women at Sidomulyo Public Health Center. This type of research is quantitative with a quasi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The study was conducted June 2020 with a total sample of 30 anemia pregnant women. The data collection techniques used to measure the knowledge of pregnant women were questionnaires, hemoglobin levels using the easytouch. The analysis used was univariate and bivariate with paired sample T-Test and Independent T-Test. The results showed that the …