Pub Date : 2023-07-31DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.3.173
Sun Hee Lee
Purpose: This study aimed to identify the factors affecting the degree of perineal injury in women who gave birth at a natural childbirth hospital.Methods: This descriptive correlational study aimed to confirm the effect of delivery at a natural childbirth hospital on perineal injury in women. We analyzed the medical records of 358 women who gave birth naturally to infants in the cephalic position at >37 weeks gestation in 2018 at an obstetric clinic in Seoul. Data were analyzed using Spearman rank correlation coefficient to identify variables affecting perineal injury, and multiple regression was used to identify the factors affecting perineal injury. IBM SPSS version 28.0 for windows was used for data analysis.Results: There were significant negative correlations between the degree of perineal injury and birth order (r=0.73, p<0.001), number of previous vaginal deliveries (r=-0.70, p<0.001), and age (r=-0.30, p<0.001). However, there were significant positive correlations between the degree of perineal injury and parity (r=0.83, p<0.001), labor duration in stage I (r=0.35, p<0.001), labor duration in stage II (r=0.37, p<0.001), fluid hydration (r=0.28, p<0.001), epidural anesthesia (r=0.27, p<0.001), and oxygen supply (r=0.26, p<0.001). Factors affecting the degree of perineal injury were parity (b=0.10, p=0.007) and birth order (b=-0.09, p=0.014), and the explanatory power of this model was 52.0% (F=130.054, p<0.001).Conclusion: The degree of perineal injury was highest in the primiparous group and decreased as the birth order increased. Therefore, to prevent perineal injury during childbirth, nursing care with minimal intervention such as epidural anesthesia is required for primiparous women.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-31DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.3.137
Anna Choi
Copyrightc2023 by The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health Previously, when extended families were the norm, Korean women learned about pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and childcare by observing family members. The term "Samchilil" refers to the traditional postpartum care period in Korea, which typically lasts 3 weeks. During this time, a birth rope known as ‘Geumjul’ was placed in front of a house gate to inform the neighbors about the birth news and restrict entry to protect the newborn with vulnerable immune system from the risk of infection (Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Culture, 2023). Even during the nuclear family era, many women learned about early childcare practices, such as breastfeeding, from their mothers or female relatives while providing postpartum care. Newborns lived primarily with their families during this period. Although the use of cloth diapers transitioned to disposable diapers and formula feeding became more common, most women learned from their mothers how to raise their babies. However, with the industrialization of postpartum care, Korean postpartum care culture has undergone significant changes. With the transformation and upscale development of post partum care centers, even financially secure women now prefer to utilize them as a natural option after childbirth. The majority of the population now believe that postpartum care centers are better than home care. However, several issues arise immediately after birth with babies living in group settings. First, newborns with weak immune systems are still infected, as they reside in group environments at postpartum care centers. Recently, a notable postpartum care center, known for its high prices (tens of millions of won), has experienced mass infection among new borns (Lina, 2023). The incident caused significant shock and Let’s Rescue Mothers and Babies From Postpartum Care Centers
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Pub Date : 2023-07-31DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.3.140
T. Ahn, J. Hwang
Up to 5% of pregnant females experience chronic hypertension, which is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes, and along with hemorrhage, is considered one of the main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The combined occurrence of preeclampsia, cesarean sections, preterm birth, birth weight less than 2,500 g, neonatal unit admission, and perinatal death was higher in females with chronic hypertension. Pregnancy with systolic blood pressure of 140-159 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of 90-109 mmHg was considered to have mild-to-moderate chronic hypertension. Blood pressure management during pregnancy is a very important issue and is directly related to fetal growth and maternal health. Many studies have reported that antihypertensive therapy during pregnancy halves the incidence of severe hypertension in all types of hypertensive diseases. However, guidelines for optimal blood pressure management goals during pregnancy remain unclear. This is because the benefits to the mother from lowering blood pressure are uncertain, and there is a risk of fetal disorders due to the possibility of reduced uteroplacental blood flow. In light of a recently released CHAP (Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy) randomized controlled trial, the purpose of this review was to provide a summary of the current recommendations for pregnant females with mild-to-moderate chronic hypertension.
{"title":"Current Treatment Guidelines and Antihypertensive Therapy of Mild Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy","authors":"T. Ahn, J. Hwang","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.3.140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.3.140","url":null,"abstract":"Up to 5% of pregnant females experience chronic hypertension, which is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes, and along with hemorrhage, is considered one of the main causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. The combined occurrence of preeclampsia, cesarean sections, preterm birth, birth weight less than 2,500 g, neonatal unit admission, and perinatal death was higher in females with chronic hypertension. Pregnancy with systolic blood pressure of 140-159 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of 90-109 mmHg was considered to have mild-to-moderate chronic hypertension. Blood pressure management during pregnancy is a very important issue and is directly related to fetal growth and maternal health. Many studies have reported that antihypertensive therapy during pregnancy halves the incidence of severe hypertension in all types of hypertensive diseases. However, guidelines for optimal blood pressure management goals during pregnancy remain unclear. This is because the benefits to the mother from lowering blood pressure are uncertain, and there is a risk of fetal disorders due to the possibility of reduced uteroplacental blood flow. In light of a recently released CHAP (Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy) randomized controlled trial, the purpose of this review was to provide a summary of the current recommendations for pregnant females with mild-to-moderate chronic hypertension.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127964323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.102
So-Yeong Kim, H. Gu, Seong-Woo Choi
Purpose: This study evaluated changes in growth and nutritional status using the first basic and the second repeated surveys on children from North Korean refugee families who settled in South Korea.Methods: A total of 337 children were included in the survey. Using a structured questionnaire, the data collected included sex, date of birth, country of birth, date of entry to South Korea, and birth parents’nationality. The prevalence of stunting, underweight, wasting, and obesity were evaluated using the 2017 Korean National Growth Chart for Children and Adolescents.Results: The prevalence of stunting decreased from 7.9% in the first survey to 6.9% in the second survey; that of underweight decreased from 6.0% to 4.7%; and that of wasting decreased from 6.3% to 3.5%; however, these changes were not statistically significant. The prevalence of obesity significantly increased from 8.0% to 13.2% in the first and second surveys, respectively (p=0.037). There was no significant difference in the prevalence of malnutrition according to the length of stay in South Korea or the children’s country of birth. However, the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in children with longer lengths of stay and in those born in South Korea.Conclusion: Although children from North Korean refugee families have settled in South Korea for a long time, the rate of malnutrition is still high, and the prevalence of obesity continuously increases.
{"title":"Changes in the Nutritional Status of Children from North Korean Refugee Families Following Resettlement in South Korea","authors":"So-Yeong Kim, H. Gu, Seong-Woo Choi","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.102","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study evaluated changes in growth and nutritional status using the first basic and the second repeated surveys on children from North Korean refugee families who settled in South Korea.Methods: A total of 337 children were included in the survey. Using a structured questionnaire, the data collected included sex, date of birth, country of birth, date of entry to South Korea, and birth parents’nationality. The prevalence of stunting, underweight, wasting, and obesity were evaluated using the 2017 Korean National Growth Chart for Children and Adolescents.Results: The prevalence of stunting decreased from 7.9% in the first survey to 6.9% in the second survey; that of underweight decreased from 6.0% to 4.7%; and that of wasting decreased from 6.3% to 3.5%; however, these changes were not statistically significant. The prevalence of obesity significantly increased from 8.0% to 13.2% in the first and second surveys, respectively (p=0.037). There was no significant difference in the prevalence of malnutrition according to the length of stay in South Korea or the children’s country of birth. However, the prevalence of obesity was significantly higher in children with longer lengths of stay and in those born in South Korea.Conclusion: Although children from North Korean refugee families have settled in South Korea for a long time, the rate of malnutrition is still high, and the prevalence of obesity continuously increases.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123327327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.119
Yunmi Kim, Sunok Lee, Jummi Park, Sunhee Lee, Miyoung An, Bu-Ok Kim
Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the tasks of midwives who lead natural childbirth in hospitals using the DACUM technique.Methods: Data were collected from 42 hospital midwives between August 23 to October 12, 2022, and the importance, frequency, and professional difficulty of hospital midwives' tasks were assessed. The collected data were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 22.0 program as the average and standard deviation for the importance, difficulty, and frequency of performance the analyzed tasks. The importance, difficulty, and frequency of performance each task were indicated as high, medium, or low,; furthermore, the importance and difficulty were multiplied and analyzed using the coefficient of determination.Result: Midwives’ tasks in natural childbirth in hospitals were classified into 8 duties, 138 tasks, and 49 task elements. Duties were classified into ‘before childbirth,’ ‘during childbirth,’ ‘after childbirth,’ ‘management of high-risk pregnant women,’ ‘goods management,’ ‘administrative work,’ ‘self-development,’ and ‘newborn care.’ The most important and difficult tasks with the highest coefficient of determination were performing neonatal resuscitation if necessary (11.25), transporting and managing emergency patients (10.46), requesting hospitals to transfer patients in case of emergency (10.43), and transferring patients to a tertiary hospital in case of maternal of neonatal emergency (10.30).Conclusion: In this novel study in Korea, the role of a midwife in a hospital for natural childbirth were defined, and task according to duties were analyzed.
{"title":"A Job analysis of Hospital Midwives: A DACUM Analysis","authors":"Yunmi Kim, Sunok Lee, Jummi Park, Sunhee Lee, Miyoung An, Bu-Ok Kim","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.119","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the tasks of midwives who lead natural childbirth in hospitals using the DACUM technique.Methods: Data were collected from 42 hospital midwives between August 23 to October 12, 2022, and the importance, frequency, and professional difficulty of hospital midwives' tasks were assessed. The collected data were analysed using the IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 22.0 program as the average and standard deviation for the importance, difficulty, and frequency of performance the analyzed tasks. The importance, difficulty, and frequency of performance each task were indicated as high, medium, or low,; furthermore, the importance and difficulty were multiplied and analyzed using the coefficient of determination.Result: Midwives’ tasks in natural childbirth in hospitals were classified into 8 duties, 138 tasks, and 49 task elements. Duties were classified into ‘before childbirth,’ ‘during childbirth,’ ‘after childbirth,’ ‘management of high-risk pregnant women,’ ‘goods management,’ ‘administrative work,’ ‘self-development,’ and ‘newborn care.’ The most important and difficult tasks with the highest coefficient of determination were performing neonatal resuscitation if necessary (11.25), transporting and managing emergency patients (10.46), requesting hospitals to transfer patients in case of emergency (10.43), and transferring patients to a tertiary hospital in case of maternal of neonatal emergency (10.30).Conclusion: In this novel study in Korea, the role of a midwife in a hospital for natural childbirth were defined, and task according to duties were analyzed.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126154687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.80
Boyoung Jeon, Hoki Kim, Hyesung Jeong
Purpose: This study aimed to conduct a scoping review to understand how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected patients under infertility treatment.Methods: The 5 steps of the scoping review by Arksey and O’Malley were applied: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying relevant studies; (3) study selection; (4) charting the data; and (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. Using 2 databases (PubMed and Cochrane Library), studies on COVID-19 and infertility treatment were searched, and 13 articles were selected for analysis.Results: The studies were conducted in North America (5 articles), Europe (3 articles), Asia (2 articles), and other regions (3 articles). The academic fields of the published journals were primarily reproductive medicine (10 articles), followed by psychiatry and psychology (2 articles), and complementary medicine (1 article). Regarding the research topic, studies on stress and anxiety were the most common (7 articles), followed by pregnancy rates (3 articles), and pregnancy planning or treatment decisions (3 articles). The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect on stress and anxiety of patients in 5 out of 7 articles, no changes in pregnancy rates in 3 out of 3 articles, and negative effects on pregnancy planning or treatment decisions in 2 out of 3 articles.Conclusion: The results of this review suggest that evidence-based information on patients with infertility is needed to prevent unnecessary anxiety, stress, and treatment delays in the upcoming postpandemic transition period.
{"title":"A Scoping Review of the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients Under Infertility Treatment","authors":"Boyoung Jeon, Hoki Kim, Hyesung Jeong","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.80","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.80","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to conduct a scoping review to understand how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected patients under infertility treatment.Methods: The 5 steps of the scoping review by Arksey and O’Malley were applied: (1) identifying the research question; (2) identifying relevant studies; (3) study selection; (4) charting the data; and (5) collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. Using 2 databases (PubMed and Cochrane Library), studies on COVID-19 and infertility treatment were searched, and 13 articles were selected for analysis.Results: The studies were conducted in North America (5 articles), Europe (3 articles), Asia (2 articles), and other regions (3 articles). The academic fields of the published journals were primarily reproductive medicine (10 articles), followed by psychiatry and psychology (2 articles), and complementary medicine (1 article). Regarding the research topic, studies on stress and anxiety were the most common (7 articles), followed by pregnancy rates (3 articles), and pregnancy planning or treatment decisions (3 articles). The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative effect on stress and anxiety of patients in 5 out of 7 articles, no changes in pregnancy rates in 3 out of 3 articles, and negative effects on pregnancy planning or treatment decisions in 2 out of 3 articles.Conclusion: The results of this review suggest that evidence-based information on patients with infertility is needed to prevent unnecessary anxiety, stress, and treatment delays in the upcoming postpandemic transition period.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121117430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.92
So-Hee Park, J. Kim
Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of e-health literacy, parenting stress, maternal role confidence on children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers.Methods: The participants were 175 mothers of infants and toddlers. Data were collected from August 30 to September 24, 2022. The effects of e-health literacy, parenting stress, and maternal role confidence on children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers were analyzed using multiple regression using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 27.0.Results: Children’s health-promoting behaviors showed a significant positive relationship with e-health literacy and maternal role confidence, and negative relationship with children’s age and parenting stress. The factors affecting children’s health-promoting behaviors were e-health literacy, maternal role confidence, and children’s age, which explained 30.7% of the total variance in children’s health-promoting behaviors.Conclusion: This study suggests including e-health literacy and maternal role confidence for improving children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers.
{"title":"Effects of e-Health Literacy, Parenting Stress, and Maternal Role Confidence on Children’s Health-Promoting Behaviors in Mothers of Infants and Toddlers","authors":"So-Hee Park, J. Kim","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.92","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.92","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of e-health literacy, parenting stress, maternal role confidence on children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers.Methods: The participants were 175 mothers of infants and toddlers. Data were collected from August 30 to September 24, 2022. The effects of e-health literacy, parenting stress, and maternal role confidence on children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers were analyzed using multiple regression using IBM SPSS Statistics ver. 27.0.Results: Children’s health-promoting behaviors showed a significant positive relationship with e-health literacy and maternal role confidence, and negative relationship with children’s age and parenting stress. The factors affecting children’s health-promoting behaviors were e-health literacy, maternal role confidence, and children’s age, which explained 30.7% of the total variance in children’s health-promoting behaviors.Conclusion: This study suggests including e-health literacy and maternal role confidence for improving children’s health-promoting behaviors in mothers of infants and toddlers.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130697494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.45
Seung W. Yang, Y. Seo
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common hematologic abnormality, which is a reduction in the concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in the blood in pregnancy because Iron requirements increase during pregnancy. Since a failure to maintain sufficient levels of iron may result in adverse maternal-fetal consequences, active counseling and support from medical staff are necessary. Regarding the points to note during treatment, this document is to provide a brief overview of the IDA and medical management during pregnancy.
{"title":"Iron Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy","authors":"Seung W. Yang, Y. Seo","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.45","url":null,"abstract":"Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common hematologic abnormality, which is a reduction in the concentration of erythrocytes or hemoglobin in the blood in pregnancy because Iron requirements increase during pregnancy. Since a failure to maintain sufficient levels of iron may result in adverse maternal-fetal consequences, active counseling and support from medical staff are necessary. Regarding the points to note during treatment, this document is to provide a brief overview of the IDA and medical management during pregnancy.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114846537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.60
Saruultuya Tungalag1, E. Choi, H. Cho, Shin-pyo Kang, Minkyung Lee
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the employment experiences of female Mongolian migrant workers in Korea and identify their meanings.Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight such women using the phenomenological Colaizzi qualitative research approach.Results: Six categories were drawn from the research: “Facing a dilemma when hitting the wall,” “Foreigners’ lives disrespected,” “Physically filled with wounds,” “Lonely, laborious, and sad,“ “Growing stronger and knowledgeable,” and “Happiness found in the workplace.”Conclusion: The results of this study revealed the substantial meaning of the employment experience of female Mongolian migrant workers in Korea. The results of the study could provide basic data for offering such women various kinds of programs to support them psychologically and in their adjustment to their jobs. These programs would enhance their ability to adapt to both working and in Korea.
{"title":"Employment Experiences of Female Mongolian Migrant Workers in Korea","authors":"Saruultuya Tungalag1, E. Choi, H. Cho, Shin-pyo Kang, Minkyung Lee","doi":"10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.60","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the employment experiences of female Mongolian migrant workers in Korea and identify their meanings.Methods: Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews with eight such women using the phenomenological Colaizzi qualitative research approach.Results: Six categories were drawn from the research: “Facing a dilemma when hitting the wall,” “Foreigners’ lives disrespected,” “Physically filled with wounds,” “Lonely, laborious, and sad,“ “Growing stronger and knowledgeable,” and “Happiness found in the workplace.”Conclusion: The results of this study revealed the substantial meaning of the employment experience of female Mongolian migrant workers in Korea. The results of the study could provide basic data for offering such women various kinds of programs to support them psychologically and in their adjustment to their jobs. These programs would enhance their ability to adapt to both working and in Korea.","PeriodicalId":293350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of The Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127688914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-30DOI: 10.21896/jksmch.2023.27.2.110
Shin-hwee Oh, So-Young Lee
Purpose: This study analyzed factors that influence married women's intentions to have a second child from the perspective of reproductive health in Korea.Methods: The analysis included 332 married women whose first child birth was within the last 3 years from the 2021 National Family and Fertility Survey data. First, the general characteristics of married women was presented through frequency analysis. The differences in the characteristics of married women regarding their intention to have a second child were also analyzed using a chi-square test and independent samples t-test. Second, we analyzed the reproductive health characteristics of married women according to age using a chi-square test. Finally, logistic regression analysis was performed to investigate the effect of married women's reproductive health factors on their intention to have a second child.Results: With various variables controlled, age, infertility, and negative pregnancy experiences had a negative effect on the intention to have a second child, whereas child values and trust in the government had a positive effect. In addition, differences in the reproductive health of married women were found according to age, and the proportions of infertility, negative pregnancy experiences, and preterm birth or low birth weight of the first child were high in elderly married women.Conclusion: To alleviate the low fertility rate in terms of additional childbirth, it is necessary to combine and strengthen not only medical treatment related to women's reproductive health but also psychoemotional counseling as a non-medical treatment, with support from the government.
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