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Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors influencing quality of life in post-menopausal women.
Methods: The participants were 194 post-menopausal women who visited a women’s clinic in Changwon, Korea from...
Along with the low birth rate in Korea, the aging of mothers is progressing very rapidly. Recent studies have reported that the obstetric infrastructure is crumbling due to the accelerating...
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the lived experience and meaning of pregnant women’s adaptation.
Methods: Ten pregnant women living in Daejeon and Sejong agreed to participate in this study. The...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of self-differentiation, psychological discomfort, and dyadic adjustment on maternal-fetal attachment in primigravidae.
Methods: In total, 108 primigravidae participated in...
Purpose: This study investigated levels of childbirth fear and related prenatal factors (self-confidence for childbirth, prenatal depression, knowledge about childbirth, and spousal support) among pregnant women in South Korea.
Methods:...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and characteristics of health care programs for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Korea. This study was conducted...
This systematic review aims to identify factors associated with risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), including the uptake rate and decision timing, among women at high risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer...
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze and synthesize the literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in South Korea.
Methods: Whittemore and Knafl’s integrative review method...
Purpose: Hysteroscopy can be used both to diagnose and to treat intrauterine pathologies. It is well known that hysteroscopy helps to improve reproductive outcomes by treating intrauterine pathologies. However, it...
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the construct validity, reliability, measurement invariance, and latent mean differences in the Breastfeeding Adaptation Scale-Short Form (BFAS-SF) for use with mothers at 2...