All issues > Volume 26(3); 1983

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1983;26(3):247-256. Published online March 31, 1983.

A Comparative Study On Perinatal And Early Child Rearing Alertness Between Korean And U.S Mothers.

Shinae Yoo¹, Chang Il Ahn¹, Kyoul Ja Cho²

¹Depatment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea
²Department of Nursing，School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Korea

Abstract

One hundred Korean and one hundred U.S. mothers from Seoul and the State of California, respectively, were compared and statistically analyzed on the following subjects. 1) The attitudes toward the pregnancy and it’s follow up. 2) The labor and it’s related situations and knowledge. 3) The attitudes toward newborn care during their first few days after delivery. 4) The feeding during the neonatal period. 5) The general attitudes and readiness on infant care.

Keywords :Comparative; Korean; U.S; perinatal,