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Original Article
Multiple births conceived by assisted reproductive technology in Korea
Young Sil Park, Sun Hee Choi, Kye Shik Shim, Ji Young Chang, Won Ho Hahn, Yong Sung Choi, Chong-Woo Bae
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(10):880-885.   Published online October 31, 2010
Purpose

The recent trends of multiple births (MBs) conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) in Korea were analyzed as well as the relationship with maternal age, especially advanced maternal age.

Methods

Data were obtained from the Korean Statistical Information Service and annual ART reports from the ART committee of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Results

MBs increased from the early 1990s; there was...

Complete rooming-in care of newborn infants
Yoo Min Lee, Kang Hoon Song, Young Mi Kim, Jin Sun Kang, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Seol, Yong Sung Choi, Chong Woo Bae
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(5):634-638.   Published online May 31, 2010
Purpose

In Kyung Hee East-West Neo Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, efforts to raise rooming-in care success rate have been undertaken since when the hospital was established in 2006. We intended to analyze our experience over the past 3 years of period and to discuss the advantages of rooming-in.

Methods

We analyzed the rooming-in practice rate, failure rate, and the breast feeding rate. Subjects...