No abstract available.
Humans ; Infant ; Infant Care* ; Infant*

No abstract available.
Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal*

365 patients with postpartum infections were studied in the Central Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics in 2000- 2001 year period. Results showed a high incidence of infection in post partum morbidity, which occures usually after ceasarian section and after artificial abortment. The most common pathologic bacteria were E.coli and staphylococcus aureus. Uterine mucosis inflammations were the most common clinical manifestation in postpartum infections Antibiotics in association with uterine curettage were the most frequently measures for treating uterine mucosis inflammation. Histerectomy was the compulsory surgery in case of total peritonitis and sepsis.
Postnatal Care ; Infection ; Infant ; Epidemiology

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Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal

PURPOSE: The aims of the study were to develop mobile application for postpartum care of first-time mothers and to validate it's effect. METHODS: Using a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design, 52 first-time mothers were recruited (26 each in experimental and control) and the experimental group used the mobile application for 6 weeks after delivery. Postpartum self-care knowledge and confidence, infant care knowledge and confidence, and postpartum depressive mood (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale) were measured before discharge from the hospital and 6 weeks later. RESULTS: Women who have used the postpartum care mobile application reported higher levels of postpartum self-care knowledge (p=.030) and confidence (p=.023) infant care knowledge (p=.001) and confidence (p=.004), while scores of postpartum depression (p=.021) were lower than those in the control group. CONCLUSION: The postpartum-care mobile application developed in this research may be effective in reinforcing knowledge and confidence for postpartum self-care and infant care and in reducing postpartum depressive mood.
Depression, Postpartum ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Care ; Mobile Applications* ; Mothers* ; Postnatal Care* ; Postpartum Period* ; Self Care

This study is designed to compare differences of the infant mothers' nursing educational needs between primipara and multipara. And also this study will provide the basic data for the development of Infant care educational programs based on personal characteristics. The subjects of this study were 71 infant-mothers who just experienced delivery. They were selected from a collage hospital and a obstetric hospital in D city, Korea. The tool used in this study was educational need scale developed by Choe, SeonJeong(2000), and modified by researchers. The subjects were requested to check complete the questionnaires by self-report method at the time of hospital discharge. The data were collected from February 7 to April 10, 2001. and were analysed by descriptive statistics, mean, std deviation, t-test, ANOVA with SPSS 10.0. The results of this study were as follows ; 1. The differences of the infant mothers' nursing educational needs were not significantly between primipara and multipara. 2. In the each category of the infant mothers' nursing educational needs, we could see the differences between primipara and multipara as following ; Infant care(t=2.803, p=.007), Attachment between parents and infant (t=2.442, p=.017). 3. In accordance with general characteristics, the infant mothers' nursing educational needs differed significantly according to religion in primipara and according to satisfaction of marriage in multipara. 4. In accordance with obsterical characteristics, the infant mothers' nursing educational needs differed significantly according to places of postpartum care in primipara. In conclusion, this study confirmed that the nursing educational needs of the mothers did not show significant difference between primipara and multipara. However, two subareas' parts of the infant mothers' nursing educational needs, infant care and attachment between parents and infant showed significant difference between primipara and multipara. And the infant mothers' nursing educational needs differed significantly between primipara and multipara according to several personal characteristics. Therefore the results of this study might give some real data for the development of the Infant Care Programs based on personal characteristics.
Humans ; Infant ; Infant Care* ; Infant* ; Korea ; Marriage ; Mothers ; Nursing ; Parents ; Postnatal Care ; Child Health ; Surveys and Questionnaires

PURPOSE: This study was done to develop a program to promote maternal role confidence and maternal attachment for mothers of premature infants and to evaluate the effects in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS: This program was developed through a literature review and validation of an expert group, and tested with 60 preterm infants (experimental group 30, control group 30) in a NICU in South Korea. Data were collected from December 2017 to March 2018 and analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-test, χ²-test and Fisher's exact test with the SPSS/Win statistical program. RESULTS: Maternal role confidence for the experimental group increased significantly compared to the control group (t=3.22, p=.002). Maternal attachment in the experimental group increased significantly compared to the control group (t=2.30, p=.025). CONCLUSION: The program developed in this study should be effective in promoting maternal role confidence and maternal attachment in mothers of premature infants.
Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Infant, Premature ; Intensive Care Units ; Intensive Care, Neonatal ; Korea ; Mothers

BACKGROUND: i-STAT (i-STAT Corporation, Princeton NJ, USA), a hand-held point-of-care testing (POCT) analyzer with rapidity and minimal sample requirement, has the potential to bring about a significant impact on the management of neonates. However, there should be an overall deliberation of the routine use of i-STAT in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as to whether it is technically reliable and cost-effective. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical aspects of the implementation of i-STAT in the NICU. METHODS: We surveyed physicians and nurses to measure the present status of POCT. We ana-lyzed 84 tests performed in the central laboratory, 88 tests by blood gas analyzer in NICU, and 95 tests by i-STAT for NICU patients. We investigated the indications, turnaround time (TAT), cycle time, and impact on patient care in each case during both pre- and post-i-STAT periods. Costs and user acceptability were also examined. RESULTS: Survey responders wanted rapid results but did not accept the responsibility for the quality of POCT. Turnaround time of i-STAT was shorter than that of the central laboratory, but did not make an impact on cycle time. The cost of i-STAT is 2.2 times higher than central laboratory cost, but the users were satisfied with i-STAT mainly because of its small sample volume and speed. Central laboratory testing volume decreased by 14.3% after the introduction of i-STAT. CONCLUSIONS: i-STAT may be acceptable in the NICU setting. However, the behavioral patterns of physicians need to be changed and a selective use of i-STAT is warranted to maximize its cost-effectiveness. Future studies on the clinical outcome are required to substantiate the potential role of i-STAT.
Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal* ; Patient Care

PURPOSE: This descriptive study was conducted to illuminate, from the nursing point of view, the infant care act, which was revised recently and to suggest a desirable direction of its enforcement decree and regulations. METHOD: This study was carried out through literature review and a collection of child care experts' opinions. RESULTS: The most remarkable changes in infant care act and the suggestions for a desirable direction of its enforcement decree and regulations are as follows: It can be said that the law on 'health', 'nutrition' and 'safety' for a child care center was improved to the level of act from the level of enforcement regulation. In the enforcement regulation on the distribution of nurses in child care centers, it is desirable that nurse's aids are excluded. It is recommended that every child care center should have a nurse or a health care manager and/or an emergency caretaker. In the curriculum for child care, the subjects on child health care should be an essential subject, not elective. CONCLUSION: Child care act should be reformed under the discipline of first priority to child health. Every nurse and nursing professor should have interest and earnestness in child care and conduct related studies.
Child ; Child Care ; Curriculum ; Delivery of Health Care ; Emergencies ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Care* ; Infant* ; Jurisprudence ; Nursing* ; Social Control, Formal* ; Child Health

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to analyze Neonatal Intensive Care Unit nurses' behaviors while soothing newborns with bronchopulmonary dysplasia. METHODS: An observational study was used to assess nurses'soothing behaviors. Data were collected from September, 2012 to March, 2013 using an audio-video recording system. Participants were eight babies and 12 nurses caring for those babies. After obtaining parental permission, the overall process of each episode from nurses'engagement in soothing to the end of soothing was recorded. Then a researcher interviewed each participating nurse. Data from 18 episodes were transcribed as verbal and nonverbal nursing behaviors and then categorized by two researchers. RESULTS: There were 177 observed soothing behaviors which were classified with the five sensory-based categories (tactile, oral, visual, auditory, vestibular). Most frequently observed soothing behavior was ‘Gently talking’ followed by ‘Removing irritant’, and ‘Providing non-nutritive sucking’. Nurses' perceived soothing behaviors were similar to the observed soothing behaviors except for ‘Gently talking’. CONCLUSION: Nurses used diverse and mixed soothing behaviors as well as recognizing those behaviors as essential nursing skills. Nurses' soothing behaviors identified in this study can be used to comfort babies and to enhance their developmental potential in accordance with individual characterstics or cues.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia* ; Cues ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant Care ; Infant, Newborn ; Intensive Care, Neonatal* ; Nursing ; Nursing Care ; Observational Study ; Parents