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A Qualitative Study on Self-perceived Child-rearing Difficulties among Mothers with Infant Twins (영아 쌍둥이 육아 경험에서 어머니가 인식하는 어려움에 대한 질적연구)

  • Byun, Kyung Ae;Kim, Eun Ju
    • Korean Journal of Childcare and Education
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    • v.9 no.6
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    • pp.267-288
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the child-rearing difficulties of mothers with twins in an effort to discuss how to lend assistance to these mothers, as the birth of twins has been on the rise. The participants in this study were six mothers who resided in the city of P and raised infant twins. They were interviewed twice in depth from December, 2012, to July, 2013. The findings of the study were as follows: First, as for the difficulties of their children perceived by the mothers, their children had to share everything, no matter if it was good or bad, and they were confronted with environmental constraints. In addition, they were fragile from the moment they were born. Second, concerning the self-perceived child-rearing difficulties of the mothers, they had no time to take care of themselves at all and felt lonely all the time. And they were under pressure due to financial burden. In order to help these mothers and their children to tide over their difficulties, there should be a change in the way people in general look at twins, and the establishment of emotional and financial support systems is required. The findings of the study are expected to provide some information on how to offer full-fledged support for mothers with twins.

Twin Motifs and Mirror Images in (<두 개의 사랑>에서의 쌍둥이 모티브와 거울 이미지)

  • Seo, Kok-Suk
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.20 no.9
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2020
  • Focusing on (2017), I would like to consider the way twin motifs' desires, deaths, and fantasies are reproduced in mirror images. First, the desire of twin motifs expresses the duality of good/evil and norm/desire as a mirror of sensual temptation. Second, the death of twin motifs expresses the spread of death as a mirror of punishment. Third, the fantasy of twin motifs expresses mental defense as fragmented mirror. In , the twin motifs effectively express three keywords-desire, death, and fantasy- with three mirror images-duality, punishment and division.

Contact Investigation for Twins With Congenital Tuberculosis in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

  • Myung Hwan Yoo;Kyoung Sim Kim;Yong Wook Kim;Eun Young Kim;Young Kim;Hae In Jang;Hyoung Min Cho
    • Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.141-146
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    • 2022
  • Purpose: Congenital tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to diagnose owing to its non-specific symptoms. Delayed diagnosis increases the risk of nosocomial infections. We examined the TB status of infants and healthcare workers who were in proximity to preterm twins diagnosed with congenital TB 63 days after birth and 48 days after admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: Contact investigations were conducted on 24 staff members and 35 infants who had contact with the twins with congenital TB. Results: Two of the exposed infants, both of whom had received the Bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine, had positive tuberculin skin test results. Four of the 24 exposed staff members had positive interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) test results before exposure and were not re-tested after exposure; the remaining 20 had negative IGRA test results. All exposed staff members and infants had normal chest radiographic findings. Conclusions: Although transmission of TB in the NICU is unusual, it can occur. These results support the need for a systematic investigation of the TB status of exposed infants, their family members, and healthcare workers.