• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.117-130
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• 2006

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.

• The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.139-151
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• 2005

Purpose : 1. To analyze the cognition and realities of postpartum care and to aid the spread of oriental medicine in postpartum care. 2. Get a basic guideline of postpartum care home and O.M.D.'s role model of postpartum care. Methods : We studied the cognition and realities of postpartum care with questionnaire from May 2005 to July 2005, in postpartum care home at Gangdong-gu and Seocho-gu. 147 puerperants answered us. Results : Puerperants pay postpartum care for without regard to economic state. 59.2% of 147 puerperants replied that the reason of postpartum care at postpartum care home is for systematic care. Important selection guidelines of postpartum care home are expertness at infant and puerperant management. We can find that 78.2% of 147 puerperants will visit oriental medical clinic for postpartum care and 61.2% of 147 puerperants will take herb-medicine. Conclusion : Puerperants has well-expectation in postpartum care by oriental medicine. There is much room for extension of oriental medical province in postpartum care. So continuous publicity activities about oriental medical postpartum care are required.