Objective: Assessment of copper nutriture amongstpregnant women of a rural area in India.Method: A community based cross-sectional study wasconducted amongst pregnant women (PW) in a ruralblock (randomly selected) of Haryana State, India. Allthe villages of the block were listed and six villageswere randomly selected for the detailed study. Twohundred and eighty-two PW with gestational age 28weeks and more were enrolled into the study. Data onage, gestational age, socio-economic status, and otherdemographic parameters were collected by utilizing apre-tested semi-structured questionnaire. Coppernutriture was assessed by measuring the serum copperlevels (by the atomic absorption spectrophotometricmethod) and the dietary intake of copper (by the 24-hrdietary recall methodology).Results: The mean serum copper concentration of thestudy subjects was 192.9 ± 60.9 µg/dl. Only 2.7% of thePW had deficient copper nutriture (serum copperconcentration < 80 µg/dl). Dietary intake data revealedthat 75% of the PW were consuming 50% and more ofthe recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for copper(2g). A significant positive correlation (p<0.01) wasfound between gestational age and serum copperlevels.Conclusion: The prevalence of copper deficiencyamongst PW was 2.7%.Key words:  Copper nutriture, copper deficiency,pregnancy, dietary intake