• 임상간호연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.77-89
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare maternal perceptions between two groups of postpartum women, women who chose to have their babies room-in and women who did not (non rooming-in group). Methods: Data collection was conducted in 37 hospitals from August 10 to September 20, 2008. The participants were 209 mothers opting for rooming-in and 128 mothers for non rooming-in. The women completed a questionnaire which included the Edinburgh postpartum depression scale, maternal attachment inventory, and postpartum self-evaluation questionnaire. Results: There were significant differences in education level, income and antenatal education between the rooming-in and non rooming-in groups. The rooming-in group also showed higher levels of satisfaction with medical services. More important, the rate of breast feeding for the rooming-in group was higher than for the non rooming-in group. There was no difference between the two groups for postpartum depression, maternal attachment and mothers' confidence with infant care tasks. Conclusion: These findings suggest that rooming-in system has more advantages compared to non rooming-in and that it can help to promote breast feeding. The authors recommend that the rooming-in system be expanded nationwide. The results of this research can be used to assist the development of future rooming-in system expansion strategy.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권12호
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• pp.1330-1336
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• 2005

목 적 : 최근 체계적인 산전 관리 및 다양한 인공호흡기 치료를 비롯한 신생아집중치료술의 발전은 극소저출생체중아 생존율의 많은 향상을 가져왔다. 그러나 극소저출생체중아에서의 허혈성, 저산소성손상의 주된 병변인 뇌실주위백질연화증 및 중증뇌실출혈의 발생 위험성은 여전히 크다. 두 질환에 있어 여러 가지 산전, 산후 위험요소와 더불어 신생아집중치료실에서의 인공호흡기 치료는 뇌혈류의 변화를 유발하는 위험인자로 간주되고 있다. 이에 인공호흡기 치료가 두 질환의 발생에 있어 위험인자로서 작용하는 지를 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 1999년 1월부터 2003년 12월까지 5년간 대구파티마병원에서 출생한 신생아 중에서 신생아집중치료실에 1개월 이상 입원 치료를 받았던 출생체중 1,500 g 미만의 극소저출생체중아 255명을 대상으로 하였다. 이 중 뇌실주위백질연화증 환아 15명 및 중증뇌실출혈 환아 8명, 총 23명을 연구군으로 하였다. 전체 대상 255명 중 인공호흡기 치료를 받았던 환아는 139명이었다. 모든 대상아는 병력지를 기초로 산전 및 산후 병력 및 임상적 특성, 인공호흡기 치료 중 경과를 분석하였고, 뇌초음파검사 결과를 토대로 선별하였다. 결 과 : 전체 255례 중 뇌실주위백질연화증은 16례, 중증뇌실출혈은 8례였고, 출생체중이 작을수록 발생빈도는 더 높았다. 전체 대상 중 인공호흡기 치료병력이 있었던 환아가 139례였고 그 중 15례에서 뇌실주위백질연화증이, 8례에서 중증뇌실출혈이 발생하였다. 반면에, 인공호흡기 치료병력이 없었던 나머지 124례에서는 뇌실주위백질연화증 1례만이 발생하였다. 병력지를 기초로 한 후향적 조사에서 뇌실주위백질연화증과 연관되는 위험인자로서 유의할만한 것은 출생 시 가사(Apgar 점수<5), 무호흡, 인공호흡기 치료병력, 패혈증 및 산혈증이 있었고, 중증뇌실출혈의 경우는 출생 시 가사, 무호흡, 인공호흡기 치료병력, 호흡곤란증후군 및 산혈증이 유의할만 하였다. 인공호흡기 치료를 받았던 139례 중 두 질환군의 경우 이환되지 않았던 환아들에 비해 출생 당시 가사, 산혈증 및 무호흡의 병력이 더 많았고, 인공호흡기 치료 시 고농도의 흡입산소가 필요했던 경우와 장기간의 인공호흡기 치료가 필요했던 경우도 많았다. 결 론 : 다른 연구에서와 같이 본 연구에서도 인공호흡기 치료가 중증뇌실출혈과 뇌실주위백질연화증의 발생과 연관이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 분만 당시 인공호흡기 치료를 필요로 하는 선행 위험인자를 가지는 경우가 대부분이고, 또한 최근의 인공호흡기 치료기법의 발전으로 인해 인공호흡기 치료 자체가 중증뇌실출혈과 뇌실주위백질연화증의 직접적인 원인이라고 생각되어지지는 않으며 인공호흡기 치료가 요구되어지는 선행질환의 중증도가 더 직접적인 위험요소로 작용할 것으로 추정된다. 결론적으로 적절한 인공호흡기 치료와 더불어 보다 전문적인 산전 관리가 뇌실주위백질연화증 및 중증뇌실출혈의 발생빈도를 줄이는 중요한 수단이 될 것이라고 생각된다.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.85-93
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• 2014

Purpose: Low birth weight (LBW) is one of the major public health problems in India. Hence, there is a need to identify risk factors that, when modified, will reduce the burden of unhealthy children on the healthcare system. The objective of this study was to determine whether periodontitis among mothers in the rural population of India is a risk factor for LBW babies. Methods: A hospital-based case control study was conducted among 340 postpartum mothers. The cases consisted of 170 women who had given birth to babies weighing <2,500 g, while the control group consisted of 170 women who had given birth to babies weighing ${\geq}2,500g$. Details of the mothers were taken from the hospital records and through a personal interview, and a full-mouth periodontal examination was performed postpartum, which included probing depth, clinical attachment level, and bleeding on probing on six sites per tooth. Results: LBW cases had a significantly worse periodontal status than the controls, having an odds ratio (OR) of 2.94 (P=0.01). The multivariate logistic regression model demonstrated that periodontal disease is a significant independent risk factor with an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 2.85 for the LBW group (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.62-5.5). Other factors showing significant associations with LBW were pre-eclampsia (aOR, 4.49; 95% CI, 1.4-14.7), preterm labor (aOR, 5.5; 95% CI, 3.2-9.9), and vaginal type of delivery (aOR, 2.74; 95% CI, 1.4-5.2). Conclusions: Periodontitis represents a strong, independent, and clinically significant risk factor for LBW. Periodontal therapy should form a part of the antenatal preventive care among rural women in India.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.232-237
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• 2012

Purpose: With feasibility in the diagnoses of congenital heart disease (CHD) in the antenatal period, we suspect changes have occurred in its incidence. No data have been reported about the current incidence of simple forms of CHD in Korea. We have attempted to assess the recent incidence and characteristics of CHD in the neonatal care unit of a secondary referral medical center. Methods: Medical records of 497 neonatal care unit patients who underwent echocardiography in the past 5 years were reviewed. Preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus and other transient, minimal lesions were excluded from this study. Results: Although the number of inpatients remained stable, the incidence of simple forms of CHD showed a gradual decrease over the 5-year study period; a markedly low incidence of complex forms was seen as well. CHD was observed in 3.7% full-term and 6.8% pre-term infants. CHD was observed in 152 infants weighing >2,500 g (3.5% of corresponding birth weight infants); 65 weighing 1,000 to 2,500 g (9.3%); and 6 weighing <1,000 g (8.0%). The incidence of CHD was higher in the pre-term group and the low birth weight group than in each corresponding subgroup (P<0.001); however, the incidence of complex CHD in full-term neonates was high. The number of patients with extracardiac structural anomalies has also shown a gradual decrease every year for the past 5 years. Conclusion: Findings from our study suggest that the recent incidence and disease pattern of CHD might have changed for both complex and simple forms of CHD in Korea.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.207-216
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• 1988

Premature rupture of membrane is the most frequent cause of low birth weight infant delivery which increase the maternal and fetal morbidity and perinatal mortality. A retrospective case-control study was performed on 315 mothers who delivered low birth weight infants($\leq$2.5kg) with premature rupture of membrane and as control group 546 mothers who delivered normal birth weight infants(2.9-3.7kg) without premature rupture of membrane were chosen. The results obtained from this study were as follows: 1. The proportion of low birth weight infants due to premature rupture of membrane among all low birth weight infant deliveries was 14.5%, and this is equivalent to 1.1% among all deliveries. 2. The most significant maternal risk factor of low birth weight infant deliveries with premature rupture of membrane was infections on vagina, cervix and uterus during pregnancy. Compared with control, adjusted odds ratio was 7.61(95% confidence interval(CI) 1.88-30.88, p=0.004). Other significant maternal risk factors were the history of induced abortion, spontaneous abortion, and the experience of premature delivery. The risk ratios were 1.82, 2.07, 4.42, respectively. 3. Breech presentation did increase the risk of low birth weight infant delivery with premature rupture of membrane compared with control(Adjusted Odds ratio=2.66, 95% CI 1.35-5.26, p=0.005). 4. Mothers who had not taken antenatal care were having higher risk of low birth weight infant delivery with premature rupture of membrane against control(Adjusted odds ratio=1.73, 95% CI 1.19-2.53, p=0.004). These study results show that maternal factors such as the infection of genital organs during pregnancy, the history of induced abortion and breech presentation are significantly associated with the premature rupture of membrane in the low birth weight deliveries, and that most of these risk factors are controllable ones through proper antenatal cares.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2006

목 적 : 극소저출생체중아의 따라잡기 성장과 이에 미치는 요인을 분석하고, 발달검사를 통한 따라잡기 성장과 발달의 연관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2000년 1월 1일부터 2001년 12월 31일까지 삼성제일병원 신생아집중치료실에 입원하였던 1,500 g 미만의 극소저출생체중아 114명 중 추적관찰이 가능한 76명을 대상으로 하여 의무기록을 통한 후향적조사를 하였다. 한국소아의 표준성장곡선을 사용하여 각 환아의 교정연령 24개월의 체중에 따라 10 백분위수 이상인 군을 따라잡기 성공군으로, 10 백분위수 미만인 군을 실패군으로 정하였고, 각 군 산모 및 환아의 임상적 특성과 경과 등을 조사하였다. 그리고 각 군의 BSID II 점수를 비교하였다. 결 과 : 극소저출생체중아의 따라잡기 성장 성공군은 51명, 실패군은 25명이었다. 각 군 산모의 임상적 특성에서는 산전에 부신피질호르몬의 투여가 의미있는 차이를 보였다. 각 군의 임상적 특성에서는 출생체중과 자궁내성장지연이 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 다른 임상적 특성과 경과에서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 성공군 51명 중 28명, 실패군 25명 중 22명에서 BSID II를 실시하였고, 발달지연은 실패군에서 더 많았지만, 통계상 유의한 차이는 없었다. BSID II 점수의 평균은 성공군에서 운동발달지수와 정신발달지수가 각각 $99.54{\pm}14.82$, $108.18{\pm}12.27$이었고, 실패군에서는 각각 $98.68{\pm}15.24$, $103.82{\pm}15.17$로 성공군의 점수가 더 높았지만, 유의한 차이는 없었다. 결 론 : 본 연구에서 극소저출생체중아의 따라잡기 성장에 영향을 미치는 주요인자는 산전 부신피질호르몬의 투여, 출생체중, 자궁내성장지연이었다. 따라잡기 성공여부와 발달과는 큰 연관은 없었으나 더 많은 증례를 통한 연구가 필요할 것이다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.131-143
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• 1974

Antenatal care is zoomed toward3 assisting the Individual to achieve safe and wholesome state of health during pregnancy. Nature of fear is assumed to be rooted to complex interaction between past experiences, human relationship and present state of health, however. specific relationship between fear and the variables have not yet been ascertained. This study is designed to investigate the nature of fear of pregnancy, and the correlation between fear and the personal and environmental variables such as personal characteristics past experiences. and psycho-social factors. During the period from October 23 to November 5, 215 pregnant and 104 non-pregnant women of similar chronological are group residing in Seoul were interviewed according to check-list by random General anxiety test, general personality test and test for fear of pregnancy, family according to specific variables such as past experiences of Pregnancy and childbirth, structure of family, family relationship and month of pregnancy was done to the group of pregnant women. To non-pregnant group, general anxiety test was performed to compare with pregnant group. Results of the study are as follows; 1. Hypothesis 1; Degree of general anxiety will be higher e pregnant women compared to that of non-pregnant women. There is no significant difference between the general anxiety of pregnant women and that of non-pregnant women. Therefore, hypothesis I is rejected. 2. Hypothesis 2: Fear of pregnancy and general anxiety will be correlated with personality factors. Through test for fear of pregnancy and general anxiety, a meager contra-correlation between fear and only two personal factors (R and E factor) is revealed but there is no significant correlation between fear and other personal factors (A.S. and T factor). Degree of fear of pregnancy tends to b: higher in the group with low personality factors; responsibility and emotional stability expect the correlation between ascendancy, sociability, and confidence-inferiority. non-significant. Through general anxiety test, level of general anxiety tends to be higher in the group. with low personality factors; responsibility. emotional stability, and confidence except ascendency and sociability, non-significant. Hypothesis 2 is partially supported. 3. Hypothesis 3; General anxiety and fear of pregnancy will be correlated with the past experience-ol pregnancy, and child-birth experience. Though general anxiety test and test for fear of pregnancy, non-significant difference is revealed by P〉.05 level Hypothesis 3 is rejected. 4. Hypothesis 4: General anxiety and fear of pregnancy will be correlated with the month at pregnancy will be correlated with the month of pregnancy. Through tests of general anxiety and fear, significant correlation is revealed degree of fear by-P〈.05 level (CR=1.98) and level of general anxiety by P〈.005 level (CR=3. 11) is higher in the earlier stage of pregnancy. Hypothesis 4 is supported. 5. Hypothesis 5, 6, 7; General anxiety and fear of pregnancy will be correlated with socio-economic status, family structure, and family relationship. Through general anxiety test and tear of pregnancy test, non-significant is revealed by P〉.05 level. Hypothesis 3.6.7 are rejected. Conclusion and recommendation Level of general: anxiety and degree of fear of pregnancy is shown not to be correlated with variables of past experiencers of pregnancy and child-birth. and family factors except the month of - pregnancy. Personal characteristics are shown to be partially contra-correlated meagerly with genera anxiety and fear of pregnancy. This study revealed contrasted results, in regard to presence of correlation between general anxiety and fear of pregnancy to other thesis. In this context. further studies under controlled environment is recommended.

• Annals of Clinical Neurophysiology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2004

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a heterogeneous group of inherited muscle disorders caused by the mutations of different genes encoding muscle proteins. In the past, when the molecular diagnostic techniques were not available, the subtypes of muscular dystrophies were classified by the pattern of muscle weakness and the mode of inheritance, and LGMD had been considered as a 'waste basket' of muscular dystrophy because many unrelated heterogeneous cases with 'limb-girdle' weakness were put into the category of LGMD. With the advent of molecular genetics at the end of the last century, it has been known that there are many subtypes of LGMD caused by the mutation of different genes, and now, LGMD is classified according to the results of the linkage analysis and the genes or proteins affected. Only small proportion (probably less than 10%) of LGMD is dominantly inherited, and autosomal dominant LGMD (AD-LGMD) consists of six subtypes (LGMD1A to 1F) so far. In autosomal recessive LGMD (AR-LGMD), more than 10 subtypes (LGMD2A to 2J) have been linked and most of the causative genes have been identified. Among AR-LGMDs, LGMD2A (calpain 3 deficiency), 2B (dysferlin deficiency), and sarcoglycanopathy (LGMD2C-2F) are major subtypes. The defective proteins in LGMDs are components of nuclear envelope, cytosol, sarcomere, or sarcolemma, and seem to play a different role in the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy. It is notable that many causative genes of LGMDs are also responsible for other categories of muscular dystrophy or diseases affecting other tissue. However, by which mechanism they produce such a broad phenotypic variability is still unknown. The identification of mutation in the relevant gene is confirmative for the diagnosis, and is essential for genetic counseling and antenatal diagnosis of LGMD. Because many different genes are responsible for LGMD, differentiation of subtypes using immunohistochemistry and western blotting is the essential step toward the detection of mutation. For the effective research and medical care of the patients with muscular dystrophy in Korea, a research center with a medical facility supported by the government seems to be needed.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 1981

In order to study twin pregnancies, a retrospective survey was carried out in Yonsei University, Severance Hospital. Twin deliveries during 1967-1976 numbered altogether 264, and their relative frequency was 1.30%. Clinical palpation in addition to auscultation and roentgenologic technique had been used in the twin diagnosis. The diagnosis was made prior to delivery in 93.18% of the cases. The deliveries took place in the 37.26th (S.D. 3.95) gestational weeks on an average. The mean weights of the infants were-A (first baby) 2416.03g. (S.D. 802.61), and B (second baby) 2299.81g. (S.D. 190.31). The most common manner of twin delivery was spontaneous vaginal delivery. Cesarean section was done in 14.39%, of which the most common indication was hypotonic uterine dysfunction (34.21 %). Low one minute Apgar scores occured more often in B twins than among A twins. Breech delivery gave low one minute Apgar scores more often than did spontaneous vertex delivery in both twins. Full term twins and infants weighing more than 2500g. had fewer low one minute Apgar scores than the preterm infants and those with low birth weight. Perinatal mortality (PNM) in the total series was 14.77% (A 12.50% and B17.05%). The most common cause of perinatal mortality was prematurity in 44.87%. The worst outcome was recorded for the age groups 15-19 and ${\geqq}$40, in which perinatal mortality were 50.00%, respectively. The perinatal mortality of both A and B infants was lowest in the group diagnosed early during antenatal care before delivery. On the basis of our findings, we wish to emphasize particularly the importance of the early diagnosis of twins.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.388-398
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• 2024

Objectives: A substantial proportion of women experience mental health challenges during pregnancy or the postpartum period. Common mental disorders (CMDs), including depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, are prevalent. Identifying causes and associated risk factors is imperative for early intervention and the prevention of mental health issues. Methods: This study utilized data from the 2018 Basic Health Research, which was conducted nationwide in Indonesia, using a cross-sectional approach. We focused on women aged 13-49 years who were currently or previously married, and had experienced pregnancy, including 8889 pregnant women and 77 012 women who had delivered between January 1, 2013 and August 31, 2018. The Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 was employed to assess CMDs. Multivariate logistic regression was performed. Results: The prevalence of CMDs in pregnant women was 12.6%, while postpartum mothers exhibited a prevalence of 10.1%. Poor health status displayed the strongest impact on CMDs during both pregnancy (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 12.23; 95% confidence interval [CI], 9.01 to 16.60) and the postpartum period (aOR, 16.72; 95% CI, 14.85 to 18.82). Additional significant factors for both group include young maternal age, lack of education, unemployment, history of hypertension, and smoking status. Among pregnant women, CMDs was also associated with first-trimester pregnancy, previous pregnancy complications, and small upper arm circumference. For postpartum mothers, significant factors include living in rural areas, history of abortion, unwanted pregnancy, pregnancy complications, lack of antenatal care, spontaneous delivery, postpartum complications and contraceptive use. Conclusions: CMDs can impact in pregnant and postpartum women. Early diagnosis and management must be seamlessly integrated into primary healthcare practices.