A Study on the Cognition of Puerperants in postpartum and Maiden girls about Postpartum care

일부 산후조리원 재원 산모와 미혼여성의 산후조리에 대한 인식조사

Purpose : We studied to analyze the cognition and realities of postpartum care and to aid the spread of oriental medicine in postpartum care and to get a basic guideline of postpartum care home and K.M.D.'s role model of postpartum care. Methods : We has made questions about the cognition and realities of postpartum care to 2 groups they are puerperants in postpartum care home at Gangdong-gu or Songpa-gu and maiden girls from December 2005 to April 2006. And then we analyzed collected data by using statistics analysis program, SPSS. Results : Almost of 2 group felt sympathy for importance of postpartum care. Puerperants pay postpartum care for without regard to economic state. Essential factors to choice a postpartum care home were sanitary condition and professionalism at taking care of infant and puerperant. 60.4% of puerperants in postpartum care home wanted segregation of infant and puerperant. The reason is for taking rest and lack of confidence at taking care infant. 69.2% of puerperants Would like to taking Herb-medicine for postpartum care. Only 13.4% of puerperants need postpartum care home is operated by K.M.D. Conclusion : It is hard to open postpartum care home by K.M.D. independently. But Puerperants has well-expectation in postpartum care by Korean medicine.