KMID : 0892720120160020170
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health 2012 Volume.16 No. 2 p.170 ~ p.185
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Pregnancy and Childbirth Experiences of Chinese Marriage Immigrant Women
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Kim Sun-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study was done to identify and to describe the experiences of pregnancy and childbirth of Chinese marriage immigrant women.
Methods: The participants were 13 Chinese married immigrant women who became pregnant and gave birth within the last six years. Data was collected by focus group interviews and face-to-face in-depth interview with Korean Chinese and Han Chinese. Data was analyzed using Colaizzi¡¯s method of phenomenology.
Results: Five theme clusters were extracted as follows: ¡®Running in to double troubles in a strange environment¡¯, ¡®Relying, but becoming lonely and facing difficulties¡¯, ¡®Partially changing and applying traditional culture of pregnancy and childbirth¡¯, ¡®Gaining the joy of life beyond loneliness¡¯, ¡®Suffering less thanks to the expansion of supporting resources¡¯.
Conclusions: The results of this study can be used to develop a program that can provide Chinese immigrant women with childbirth education before marriage and prenatal and postpartum management and to train culturally sensitive nursing skills.
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KEYWORD
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China, emigrants and immigrants, parturition, pregnancy
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