• 제목/요약/키워드: Pregnancy and delivery

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가임 여성에서 제왕절개술 동안 Deciduosis의 유병율과 자궁내막증과의 관계 (The Prevalence of Deciduosis and the Relationship with Endometriosis in Fertile Women during Cesarean Delivery)

  • 김민정;김현정;송재연;김수연;정재은;조현희;김진홍;김장흡;유영옥;권동진;김미란;임용택
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.121-127
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    • 2009
  • 목 적: 임신 능이 확인된 가임 여성에서 다능성 세포가 화생되거나 이전에 존재하던 골반 내 자궁내막증으로부터 발생하는 deciduosis의 발생빈도와 분포, 자궁내막증과의 관계를 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 1990년 1월부터 2003년 12월까지 만삭임신에 이른 154명에서 제왕절개술시 의심되는 병변에서 조직검사를 시행하여 deciduosis의 빈도를 조사하였다. 결 과: 여러 다른 장기의 ectopic decidua는 94명 (94/154, 61%)에서 조사되었고, 이 중 66명 (66/94, 70.2%)에서 조직 검사상 deciduosis로 진단되었다. 발생빈도는 난소 (65/94, 69.1%), 난소와 자궁장막 (12/94, 12.8%), 자궁장막 (9/94, 9.6%), 복막 (2/94, 2.1%) 순이었다. 이 중 27예 (27/66, 40.9%)는 임신 전에 이미 자궁내막증으로 진단받아 다른 치료를 받았던 경력이 있던 여성이었고, 39예 (39/66, 59.1%)는 임신 전 자궁내막증으로 진단받지 않았던 경우였다. 임신 중에 deciduosis로 조직학적 확진을 받았지만 자궁내막증의 기왕력이 없었던 38명을 대상으로 2008년 4월 전화연락을 시도한 결과 통화 가능했던 18명 중 12명 (66.6%)이 다른 증상이 없어 특별한 치료 없이 지내고 있었다. 결 론: 본 연구에서 임신 시 조직학적으로 deciduosis가 확인된 대부분의 경우 자궁내막증으로의 진행은 없었다.

어머니의 직업활동이 선천성 근육사경에 미치는 영향 (Relationship between Maternal Work Activity and Congenital Muscular Torticollis)

  • 김기전;송브라이언병
    • 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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    • 제13권9호
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    • pp.270-280
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    • 2013
  • 본 연구의 목적은 선천성 근육사경과 산모의 직업적 활동 간의 관련성을 알아보는 것이다. 2006년부터 2011년 4월까지 수원 "C" 병원 재활의학과를 내원한 선천성 근육사경아동의 산모 89명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 결과는 첫째, 연구대상자의 일반적 특성을 보면, 출산 평균연령은 30.09세, 교육수준은 대졸이상이 많았으며, 초산이 82.0%로 나타났으며, 자연분만, 제왕절개, 흡입분만 순이었고, 분만 시 둔위여부는 20.2%로 나타났으며, 첫째 아동이 사경인 경우가 82.0%로 나타났고, 둘째, 연구대상자의 직업적 특성에서 직장생활을 한 산모가 59.6%이고 전문가 및 관련종사자가 45.3%를 차지하였고, 직장생활을 임신 3기까지 한 산모가 75.5%로 나타났고, 주로 서서 일하는 자세보다 앉아서 일하는 자세로 앉아서 일하는 시간이 7시간 이상이 54.7%로 나타났으며, 하루 평균 근무시간은 8.75시간으로 나타났고, 셋째, 연구대상자의 직무스트레스는 하위 25%이하 수준으로 나타났으며, 하위 요인별 정도에선 관계갈등영역에서만 상위 50%이상으로 나타났다. 넷째, 연구대상자의 직무스트레스와 직업적 업무 특성간의 상관관계를 보면, 스트레스(100점 환산)와 직무스트레스의 직무요구, 관계갈등, 보상 부적절, 직장문화와 양의 상관관계가 높게 나타났으며, 직장문화와 보상 부적절간에도 양의 상관관계가 높게 나타났다. 직업적 업무 중 하루 평균 근무시간과 평균 일주일 근무시간과 양의 상관관계가 높게 나타났다.

국내 산모의 골밀도 현황 분석 : 일개 산부인과 전문병원중심으로 (Analysis of Bone Mineral Density Status in Korean Mother : In the Center of One Obstetric Hospital)

  • 김영란;김혜진;최소영
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.320-328
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    • 2019
  • 본 연구는 출산한 산모를 대상으로 골밀도와 골밀도에 영향을 미치는 특성을 조사하여 출산 후 골다공증 예방을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 한다. 최종 137명의 의무기록을 분석한 서술적 조사연구이다. 대상자의 일반적, 산과적 특성에 따른 T-score의 차이는 independent t-test와 one way ANOVA로, 사후분석은 Scheffe test로 실시하였다. 연구 대상자들의 평균 연령은 32.4세였고 T-score 평균값은 0.34였다. 출산 후 4주째 측정한 BMI에서 저체중군은 정상군과 과체중군에 비해 골밀도가 유의하게 높게 나타났고(F=11.935, p<.001). 비타민 D가 충분한 대상자는 부족한 대상자보다 부족한 대상자는 결핍인 대상자보다 골밀도가 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다(F=4.906, p=0.009). 유산경험이 없는 경우가 1회 이상인 경우보다 골밀도가 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났고(t=4.264, p<.001) 자연분만을 한 경우가 제왕절개수술을 한 경우보다 골밀도가 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다(t=2.019, p=.046). 본 연구 결과를 바탕으로 임신과 출산과정 중 골밀도에 영향을 미치는 특성을 바탕으로 출산한 산모의 골다공증 관리 예방프로그램개발이 필요할 것이다.

연세지역(延世地域)에 대(對)한 보건기초조사(保健基礎調査) (A Basie Health Survey of the Yonsei Community Health Service Area, Seoul)

  • 양재모;김명호
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제1권1호
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    • pp.25-36
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    • 1968
  • Introduction In order to improve medical education through the introduction of a concept of comprehensive health care of a community, an area surrounding the University Campus was chosen for the Community Health Service Project. It has been on operation for last 4 years with its major emphasis on family planning services, and maternal and child health care. The major objectives of this survey at the area are to obtain: 1) The demographic data, 2) The health need and trend of medical care, 3) The attitude and practice in maternity care to be used for further improvement of the planning and the services of the project. Population and Survey Method Out of three Dongs of the Community Health Service Area, only two Dongs namely Changchun and Yonhee were selected for the survey. Total number of households and population in the area studied was 3,683 and 21,857 respectively. An interview was performed with questionnaire schedule which was recorded by interviewers. This includes the degree of utilization of health services provided by the Community Health Service Program such as family planning, prenatal care during their last pregnancy, delivery history and complications of the delivery as well as the incidence of illnesses in general. Prior to the interview, all interviewers were trained for interviewing technique for two days. The survey was carried out during the period from October December 1967. Results 1) Demographic Data : 41.3% of the population studied were children under age 15 and only 3.5% were over 60 years of age. Crude birth rate and crude death rate of this area studied during the period of November 1966-October 1967 were 20.5 and 7.7 respectively. Infant mortality rate during the same period was 35.9. 50.4% of the 2,832 households fell into the category of middle class, 39.8% to the lower class and 9.5% to the upper class in economic condition. 19.8% of 2,832 householders had no formal education, 22.7% primary school, and 57.5% middle or higher school education. 2) Health Status and Utilization of the Community Health Service: Those who suffered from many illnesses during the month of October, 1967 were 690(4.6% of 14,891 persons). Classification of these patients into the type of disease shown respiratory diseases 27.4%, gastrointestinal diseases 18.1%, tuberculosis 10.9%, skin and genitourethral diseases 4.5% and gynecologic patients 4.5%. Only 55.9% of the patients received medical care at hospital or doctor's clinic. But among TB and gynecologic patients, 70.7% and 72.4% were treated at medical facilities. 10.6% of 2,832 householders interviewed has ever utilized the Community Health Service Program provided by the Yonsei Medical School, Classifying these clients into the type of service, 35.9% utilized the wellbaby clinic, 31.0% the family planning clinic, 14.7% the home delivery care, and the rest utilized other services such as the premarital guidance cinlic and the sanitary inspection service. 3) Maternity Care: 23.6% of 2,151 deliveries were done at medical facilities such as hospital, private clinic, while 76.4% were done at home. Acceptance rate of prenatal care was 32.6% as whole, but 49.6 of 774 women who had the prenatal care service had their deliveries at medical facility. 45.1% of total deliveries were attended by medical and or paramedical personnel. 75.8% of the deliveries of those received prenatal care were attended by medical and or paramedical personnel while only 27.8% of the deliveries of those who did not have prenatal care attended by medical and or paramedical personnel. 49.8% of deliveries of the upper class, 29.8% of the middle class and 9.9% of the lower class were attended by medical and or paramedical personnel. 6.2, 3.3% and 24.8% of mothers reported about their xeperience of edema, coma and fever during the period of trimester of pregnancy and puerperium. 4) Family Planning: The rate of practice of family planning was 27.9%. 31.7% of them were by IUD, 2.9% by oral pill, 15.2% by sterilization and the rest by traditional methods. Those women who had 3 to 4 children had highest(30.2%). Practice rate among the various methods of family planning, oral pill was the most popular method to whom had 2 or less children. In relation between the practicing rate of family planning and living standard, the upper, middle and lower class practiced 37.5, 29.4 and 19.9% respectively.

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모성 간호 실습 후 분만과정에 대한 간호학생의 심리적 반응 고찰 -모성 간호 실습, 실습에 대한 간호학생의 심리적 반응- (A Review of Responses of Nursing Students Following Clinical Maternity Nursing Practice)

  • 조정호
    • 모자간호학회지
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    • 제4권1호
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    • pp.41-51
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    • 1994
  • The purposes of this study were to identify responses of nursing students following clinical maternity nursing practice, to develop data of further effective clinical maternity nursing practice, to understand nursing students perceive the natural maturation process toward pregnancy delivery and puerperal process, to help the nursing students achieve personality growth and development through clinical maternity nursing practice. The subjects were 35 senior nursing students from the Department of Nursing Science of Chung-Ang University. The data were collected from the 1st semester (Feb.22$\sim$June 9) to the 2nd semester(Aug.23$\sim$Nov.10), 1993 through self-reporting using an open ended questionnaire about perception and feelings regarding the normal delivery process. The data analysis used descriptive method. Results of the study were as follows : 1. Following clinical practice in maternity nursing, the responses of the nursing students were collected included both positive and negative aspects. The positive responses were classified in to four categories and each category included subgroups. One group, labelled as $\ulcorner$The birth of noble life$\lrcorner$ had a subgroup, (I felt the mystery and wonder of life), another group, $\ulcorner$After delivery, comfort and satisfaction$\lrcorner$ with the subgroup (I can bear to see the comfort and relief beyond pain) (C/S is better than vaginal delivery) (Very easy), the 3rd group, $\ulcorner$ I realized family friendship and support$\lrcorner$ with subgroup (Honorable, Magnificient) (I thank my parents ) (It's good to looking at my husband's support), and the 4th group, $\ulcorner$The birth of a healthy baby$\lrcorner$, with its subgroup, (baby looks pretty and healthy). 2. The negative responses were classified in eight categories and each category included subgroups. One group labelled as $\ulcorner$Fear$\lrcorner$, had subgroups of (Terrible, Horrible) (Shock) (Dread), another group, $\ulcorner$Tension$\lrcorner$, and its subgroup, (I became tense about stories heard before clinical practice), the 3rd group, $\ulcorner$surprise$\lrcorner$ and its subgroup (I was surprised at the delivery process), the 4th group, $\ulcorner$Power lessness$\lrcorner$ and its subgroup, (I watched the labor pain impatiently), the 5th group $\ulcorner$Apathy$\lrcorner$ ; and its subgroup, (I didn't feel the empathy for the labor pain of the pregnant women), the 6th group, $\ulcorner$Disgust$\lrcorner$ and its subgroup, (Disgust, Embarrassed), the 7th group, $\ulcorner$Inevitable destiny$\lrcorner$ and its subgroups (necessity of self-sacrifice and difficulty) (I accepted it as a women's destiny) (I can't do it), the last group, $\ulcorner$There seems to be trouble$\lrcorner$ and its subgroup, (It seems to have been a little too hard for mother and baby). Suggestions for further studies are as follows : 1. Nursing students should receive intensive education about $\ulcorner$The birth of noble life$\lrcorner$ $\ulcorner$After delivery, comfort and satisfaction$\lrcorner$ $\ulcorner$I realized family friendship and support$\lrcorner$ $\ulcorner$The birth of a healthy baby$\lrcorner$, so that a more positive attitude can be developed before clinical maternity nursing. 2. Nursing students should be given an orientation which is reality based and related clinical maternity nursing (using for A.V. Materials), so that they will not feel they tension, of the negative categories. 3. Nursing students should be received articles on Pain Relief Method, so that they will be prepared activie and positive in the clinical practice, and therefore they will not feel the powerlessness, of the negative categories. 4. F/U for responses of nursing students should be checked following clinical maternity nursing to evaluate the effects of the instruction.

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불임 또는 습관성 유산 환자에서 중격자궁의 치료가 임신에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Hysteroscopic Septotomy on Pregnancy in Patients with History of Infertility or Recurrent Spontaneous Abortion)

  • 구화선;차선화;양광문;배주연;안현숙;한애라;박찬우;강인수;궁미경;이경상
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.361-368
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    • 2010
  • 목적: 중격자궁은 흔하게 보고되는 선천성 자궁기형 중 하나이며 여성의 생식능력에 미치는 영향에 대해 아직 이견이 많고, 따라서 치료의 필요성에 대해서도 아직 정립되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 중격자궁의 존재 및 치료 여부가 생식수행에 미치는 영향에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 연구방법: 2008년 1월부터 2009년 12월까지 불임 또는 습관성 유산을 주소로 제일병원 산부인과를 방문하여 자궁난관 조영술을 시행한 총 2,838명의 환자들 중 중격자궁이 진단된 44명의 환자들을 대상으로 하였으며, 이 중 27명은 자궁경 하 자궁중격 절제술을 시행 받았으며, 17명은 진단 후 추가적인 치료를 받지 않았다. 대조군은 동일 기간 내에 자궁기형이 진단되지 않은 환자 42명을 나이를 고려 후 무작위 선정하였다. 연구 대상군의 임신율, 자연유산율, 그리고 생존분만율 등에 대한 의무기록을 후향적으로 분석하였으며, 대상군들의 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 진단 후 21.8개월 이었다. 결과: 추적 관찰 기간 중 자궁경 하 질식 자궁중격 절제술을 시행 받은 환자 (n=27)의 55.6% (15/27)가 임신에 성공한 반면 치료를 받지 않은 환자 (n=17)의 약 23.5% (4/17)만이 임신에 성공하여 치료받은 군에서 통계적으로 의미있는 높은 수치를 보였다 (p<0.05). 한편 생존분만율은 치료를 받은 환자군 및 자궁기형이 진단되지 않은 불임 또는 습관성 유산 환자 (대조군, n=42)에서 각각 75%와 84.6%를 보인 반면 치료 받지 않은 군에서는 50% (2/4)를 보여 치료 받지 않은 중격자궁 환자에서 낮은 경향을 보이지만 통계학적 의미는 없었다. 결론: 중격자궁이 생식수행에 미치는 영향은 자연유산 등 산과적 합병증 뿐 아니라 오히려 임신력의 저하에 더 큰 악영항을 미칠 수 있으며 불임 환자에서 중격자궁의 존재 시 적극적인 치료가 임신성공률의 향상에 도움이 될 것으로 생각 되지만 보다 명확한 결론을 위해 규모가 크고 관찰 기간이 긴 대단위 연구가 필요 할 것으로 생각된다.

고교생(高校生)과 고교생학부모(高校生學父母)의 성지식(性知識) 및 태도(態度), 성교육(性敎育) 요구(要求) 시기(時期)에 대(對)한 조사연구(調査硏究) (A Study on the Sexual knowledge, Attitude and Need for sex education of High School students and their parents)

  • 이은정
    • 한국학교보건학회지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.85-100
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    • 1990
  • This study is an attempt to give basic information for sex maleducation, which is the integration of emotional, moral and social aspects as well as generative and physiological ones. It is concerned with both students and parents' sexual knowledge, attitude and need for sex education. The participants for this study are consisted of 193 parents, and 492 boys and girls high school students in Seoul. The main results of this study are as follows: 1. General Characteristics 66.5 percent of students is the girl and 38.8 percent of students is christian. Regarding parents age, 73.6 percent of them is 40~49 year old and 30.6 percent of them is Buddhist. 50.5 percent of them is graduated from high school, almost of them are keeping on being married(90.9%). 2. Sexual Knowledge: The boys score higher grade(average 8.98) than the girls. (average 7.51) (p<0.001) The Parents appear to record average 11.5, higher than the students' 8.01(p<0.01). However, there is no difference between them depending on their age, educational level or marital condition. 3. Sexual Attitude: The boys have more affirmative and positive feelings on the generative and physiological sides than girls. They also have a positive attitude to usual sides such as marriage, sexual intercourse and pregnancy, compared with girls. The girls have negative and irrecipient attitude to unusual sides like divorce, premarital sex or extramarital sex, while the boys are recipient(p<0.01). The parents' sexual attitude is positive feelings on the generative and physiological sides, and they also have a positive attitude to usual sides but they have a negative attitude to unusual sides. 4. Correlation between sexual knowledge and attitude Both the students and parents have positive correlation between sexual knowledge and attitude to generative and physiological sines and usual sides. The higher scores. of the sexual knowledge are, The more positive attitude they have. But parents only have positive carrelation between sexual knowledge and attitude to unusual sides. The lower scores of the sexual knowledge are, The more negative attitude they have. 5. More than half of the parents educate their high school children in sex: menstruation(75.0%), sexual hygiene (59.1%). intersexual fellowship(69.7%). marriage(62.0%) and chastity(51.9%) 6. Need for sexual education The students and the parents have almost the same opinions on this subject. Regarding pregnancy. delivery, family planning, dilatation and currettage and divorce, however, the students want to learn in high school. while the parents expect sex education later in high school.

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Rebamipide의 생식기관 내 흡수, 배설 및 항산화제로서 불임치료효과 (Absorption, Excretion and Antioxidative Effect of Rebamipide on Reproductive Organ)

  • 김종일;박현준;박남철
    • Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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    • 제32권4호
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    • pp.301-314
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    • 2005
  • Objective: Rebamipide is a propionic acid derivative that has an action of the inhibition of superoxide production and removal of hydroxyl radical with the sperm incubation and cryopreservation. In the present study, to investigate whether rebamipide is useful to treat male infertility and sterility, the author observed the antioxidative effects in patient with male infertility and also examined its absorption and distribution in rat genital organ. Methods: To measure the distribution of rebamipide in reproductive organ in the rat, carbon indicated rebamipide, $^{14}C-OPC-12759$, was orally administered to 10 Spraque-Dawley rats and its organ concentration in serum, liver, kidney, stomach, duodenum, colon, urinary bladder, seminal vesicle, epididymis and testicle were measured each time after 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8 and 24 hours by using HPLC fluorescent method. The concentrations in semen were measured by HPLC fluorescent method in a sample of 50 infertile males who took 900 mg of rebamipide daily for 3 months. To measure the antioxidative effect and fertility rate for 3 months, each month before and after the treatment, sperm motility, vitality, the oxygen free radical formation, level of peroxidation, fetilizing capacity of semen sample which were obtained from infertile male patients by masturbation after at least 48 hours abstinence were analyzed by computer assisted semen analyzer, eosin-nigrosin stain, chemiluminescence, thiobarbituric acid method and hypo-osmotic swelling test. Simultaneously in a sample that wanted baby, both pregnancy and delivery were researched. Results: The $^{14}C-OPC-12759$ concentration in the body of white rats was highest in gastrointestinal organ like stomach, smal intestine and duodenum and followed by genital organ like seminal vesicle, testis and epididymis. The rebamipide concentration in semen of infertile males was $220.77{\pm}327.84ng/mL$ (SD) which showed a large deviation but it was higher than serum which was $126{\pm}76ng/mL$ (SD). In the infertile males, after the treatment with rebamipide, the level of seminal reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation have significantly decreased in duration of the treatment (p<0.05) and sperm vitality and fertilizing capacity except sperm motility significantly improved on post treatment of 2~3 months (p<0.05). Out of the 41 cases who hoped for pregnancy, 15 cases (36.6%) became pregnant and 12 cases had childbrith, 2 cases had miscarriage and one case is ongoing. The side effect was observed in 1 case (2%) which experienced diarrhea but it was lost spontaneously. Conclusions: We conclude from this study that rebamipide showed relatively high tendancy of absorption and excretion in the genital organ. In infertile males who had elevated ROS in semen, by specifically inhibiting the cell damage from the antioxidation, a way to preserve sperm motility, vitality and fertilizing capacity was confirmed.

Association of Pre- and Perinatal Risk Factors With Tourette Syndrome or Chronic Tic Disorders in a Korean School-Age Population

  • Wooseok Choi;Soon-beom Hong;Johanna Inhynag Kim;Jung Lee;Soomin Jang;Yebin D Ahn;You Bin Lim;Sumin Kim;Mee Rim Oh;Bung-Nyun Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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    • 제34권1호
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2023
  • Objectives: Tic disorders are highly heritable; however, growing evidence suggests that environmental factors play a significant role in their pathogenesis. Studies on these factors have been inconsistent, with conflicting results. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the associations of pre- and perinatal exposure to Tourette syndrome (TS) or chronic tic disorders (CTD) in Korean school-aged children. Methods: This case-control study used data from a large prospective cohort study. The primary outcome was TS/CTD diagnosis according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) criteria and Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia-Present and Lifetime Version-Korean Version. Demographic, pre-, and perinatal information was obtained from the maternal questionnaires. Data between the TS/CTD and control groups were compared using the chi-squared or Student's t-test, as appropriate. Two-step logistic regression analyses were used to test the association between TS/CTD and pre- and perinatal risk factors. Results: We included of 223 children (78 with TS/CTD and 145 controls). Significant differences in the demographic data between the two groups were observed. The male sex ratio, mean parental age, parental final education level, and family history of tics were included as confounders. In the final adjusted multivariable model, TS/CTD was significantly associated with antiemetic exposure during pregnancy (odds ratio [OR]=16.61, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.49-185.22, p=0.02) and medically assisted reproduction (OR=7.89, 95% CI 2.28-27.28, p=0.01). Conclusion: Antiemetic exposure and medically assisted reproduction are significantly associated with the risk of TS/CTD. These results should be replicated in future prospective and gene-by-environment studies.

자녀를 둔 어머니의 출산과정 경험 (An Ethnographic Research Study on Childbearing Process of Mother with Children in Korea)

  • 김영희
    • 여성건강간호학회지
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.271-283
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    • 2001
  • The childbearing process is a sociocultural phenomenon of a woman who gives birth to a child as well as a biological phenomenon. The purpose of this ethnographic research study was to explore the experience of childbearing process of mothers with children from pregnancy to the 3 months postpartum in Korea and to understand deeply the perspectives of childbearing women reflected on Korean sociocultural values. A convenient sample of 10 childbearing women were observed from January to October 2000 through field work in Seoul, Korea. Data analysis was accomplished under ongoing process. The results of this study were as follows : The mothers with children experienced self-reflection, family relation, and physical adaptation during pregnancy. In self-reflection, all mothers experienced universality and diversity in their self-discovering process. The universal experiences were maturation, life with family and priority on maternal value between being a mother and a woman. The diverse experiences were taking a dual role of working mother, emotional drift of a resigned mother, and disheartened life of a mother who has two daughters. In family relation, the foundation of the new marital relationship were attained during childbearing process and sexual life were changed for the benefit of a healthy mother and a healthy baby. All mothers established friendly relations with their mothers, but established friendly or conflicting or constraining relations with their mother-in-laws due to husband based family culture. In physical adaptation, the informants endured well the physical discomfort and recognized general appearance change. Also maternal-fetal interaction occurred and mothers realistically felt motherhood and accepted themselves as mother-to-be. The mothers prepared for the best delivery, look for a safe childbirth center, newborn goods, endorsed family coping during hospitalization and responded labor pain to make it more endurable, less painful, fast passed owing to labor recognition of the natural process to be a mother. After childbirth, they felt emancipation, satisfaction, accomplishment, more easiness, actually feeling as mother-to-be, emptiness, and showed response to the sex of newborn. Their Sanhujori practice was different according to the Sanhujori environment including provider, place, time in postpartum and reflected on Sanhubyung. The mothers felt actually mother-to-be and happiness during lactation regardless of feeding pattern. These mothers had a different maternal image about rearing subjecthood through their child-rearing experience. But all mothers felt need for family support and social support. The universal rearing response were actual feeling of mother-to-be, a strenuous experience, a pride on child-rearing, confusion, reflecting marital relationship, and wondering rivalry among children. In conclusion, mother of all with children went through self-discovery, self-reflection and made connections with the family as a mother and as a woman simultaneously during the childbearing process. Therefore it is suggested when harmony and balance between a mother and a woman is accomplished, the woman will lead a healthy and high quality of life. Also, this study sought to confirm the sociocultural factors affecting the childbearing process from the perspectives of the women with children. Therefore health care providers must understand deeply the childbearing women with children based on this finding of and try a integrative approach with new ideology of maternity with biocultural perspectives in a clinical setting.

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