| A Study of the Misinformed Methods of Childcare |
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Seon Ja Cho, Kang Ho Lee, Young Taek Jang |
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Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea |
| 주위에서 잘못 전해지고 있는 육아 상식에 관한 연구 |
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조선자, 이강호, 장영택 |
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전주예수병원 소아과 |
Correspondence:
Young Taek Jang, Email: godlove@hitel.net
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| Abstract |
Purpose
: An inexperienced mother depends on the recommendation by an experienced person on
how to bring up her child. Therefore, we performed a study to evaluate the wrong methods of
childcare and to establish effective childcare counselling.
Methods
: Two thousand eighty questionnaires filled out by mothers who visited local pediatric
clinics and medical centers in Chonbuk, from March 2001 to April 2001, were analyzed according
to the distribution of location, age of infant, maternal age and the question of each field.
Results
: Many mothers have been known to squeeze the breast causing hypertrophy of the neonate.
Most infants are placed on their side or supine for sleep. The most common reason for stopping
breast feeding was insufficient amount of breast milk. The appropriate age to start whole
cow' s milk is after the first year of life. The main food used for weaning was commercial baby
food. The main oral hydration solution for diarrhea has been boiled water. The main reasons for
using a pacifier were to help the mother. The most common reason to use herbs was for the
prevention of disease. The use of infant walkers has been widespread among infants and young
children. The most common reason was to keep the infant quiet and happy. Most mothers did not
use car safety seats for young children.
Conclusion
: The findings of this study revealed that many mothers were misinformed concerning
childcare, so pediatricians should make more efforts and perform more studies to establish rational
methods
of childcare. |
| Key Words:
Right way for childcare, Childcare counselling |
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