| Analysis of online breast-feeding consultation on the website of the Korean Pediatric Society |
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Jung Yun Kim, Seoug Jae Hwang, Hyun Kyung Park, Ha-beck Lee, Nam Su Kim |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea |
| 대한소아과학회 홈페이지의 모유수유 상담내용 분석 |
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김정윤, 황승재, 박현경, 이하백, 김남수 |
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한양대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
Correspondence:
Nam Su Kim, Email: namsukim@hanyang.ac.kr
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: Since the infant formula milk has been produced in Korea, it has faced a low rate of breast milk feeding, though breast milk feeding is a little increasing. Therefore, the Korean Pediatric Society launched its website for breast-feeding consultation to provide information to the general public and enhance the health of growing infants. The consultation results were analyzed to identify the problems that mothers encounter during breast-feeding.
Methods
: From August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2007, 1001 mothers who visited the online consultation webpage (www. pediatrics.or.kr) of the Korean Pediatric Society asked 1,021 questions. The questions were divided into 3 major categories and 14 specific categories. Interesting questions asked more than 100 times were retrospectively analyzed.
Results
: The results for the major categories were as follows: 413 questions (40.3%) were on how to breast-feed, 315 (30.8%) on problems of feeding mothers, and 293 (28.8%) on problems of the fed babies. In the specific categories, 22.2% of the questions were on how to breast-feed. With the increasing number of working couples and working mothers, many questions were asked on the problems of breast-feeding after returning from work.
Conclusion
: The author expects that analyses of these consultations will contribute to the enhancement of information on the consultation website, thus enabling to provide clearer answers to people's increased interest in and concerns on breast-feeding. Furthermore, this research will help to establish correct breast-feeding practice. |
| Key Words:
Breast-feeding, Online consultation |
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