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KMID : 0613620220420010146
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Health Social Welfare Review
2022 Volume.42 No. 1 p.146 ~ p.165
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Consequences of In Utero Exposure to the Gyeongju Earthquake
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Lee Yoon-Kyoung
Lee Tae-Jin
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Abstract
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Recent increase in the frequency of earthquakes in Korean Peninsula is causing concerns that Korea is no longer immune to earthquakes. This study examines how the Gyeongju earthquake, the largest in Korea thus far, has affected childbirth.
Results show that the weight of newborns born to mothers in managerial or professional roles who experienced the earthquake in early stages of pregnancy were 110.5 grams lighter than those born to mothers who did not. For stay-at-home mothers, the weight difference was 68 grams. For women in the late stages of pregnancy, stay-at-home mothers who experienced the Gyeongju earthquake suffered from 2.2 percent higher chances of giving birth to underweight newborns than mothers who had not experienced the earthquake. The percentage climbed to 8.6 percent for mothers with service jobs. As the results suggest that earthquakes impact childbirth disproportionately depending on pregnancy cycles, the mother’s occupation and/or education, continued interest should be given to monitoring systems appropriate for mothers of different attributes following natural disasters.
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KEYWORD
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Natural Disaster, Health Effect, Disaster Effect, Earthquake, Pregnant Women
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