Purpose
The study was undertaken to see whether the culturally sensitive education for perinatal care using a face to face approach improves understanding of spouse’s culture, knowledge of pregnancy and parenting skills, and self-efficacy among Korean husbands and Vietnamese wives.
Methods
This study has a pre- and post-test study design conducted in a total of 13 couples who live in Seoul and agreed to participate. The education program consisted of lecture and hands on practice. The self-administered questionnaires and the checklist developed based on the educational purpose were used to assess the education effects.
Results
The knowledge scores on Korean/Vietnamese culture, pregnancy and parenting skills as well as the performance scores on hand washing, pelvic strengthening, feedings and newborn bathing techniques were significantly improved in both husbands and wives after education, but pelvic floor exercises were improved only in wives.
Conclusion
Overall, the individual education for culturally sensitive perinatal care was effective in our study participants.

Citations

• A Phenomenological Study on Vietnamese Immigrant Mothers Married to Koreans’ Parenting Experience in Preventing Infant Accidents and Injuries
  Mi-Seon Kim, Mi Hye Kim, Sunhwa Park
  Research in Community and Public Health Nursing.2025; 36: 99.     CrossRef
• Developing interventions in favor of infant safety among immigrant mothers in South Korea: A brief report
  Mi Hye Kim, Mi-Seon Kim, Jin Lee, So Hee Lee, SunHwa Park
  Journal of Public Health Research.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Adaptation in pregnant women: a descriptive phenomenological study using Giorgi’s approach
  Minseon Koh, Jisoon Kim, Sukhee Ahn
  Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing.2020; 26(4): 346.     CrossRef

Purpose
Smoking during pregnancy contributes to the risk of negative health outcomes in mothers and babies. The purposes of this study were to review the harmful effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on fetal and child development, to discuss if maternal smoking should be criminalized as a form of child abuse, and to explore advocating for fetal rights.
Methods
A variety of published literature and legal documents including the Korean constitution, criminal laws, and children’s welfare laws were reviewed and critically analyzed.
Results
Women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to experience abortion related to placental dysfunction. Their unborn risk premature birth, fetal growth restriction, low birth weight, neurobehavioral disturbances, and/or other complications and newborn babies are also at risk for complications. The advocates for fetal rights can assert that maternal smoking should be regarded as a crime.
Conclusion
Findings show that maternal smoking during pregnancy is a major risk factor for many adverse pregnancy outcomes. Effective strategies and health policies for smoking cessation during pregnancy are required to protect pregnant women and their babies.

Citations

• Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in Advanced Maternal Age
  권은진, 조안젤라, 국내 조산 레지스트리 그룹, 박미혜, 김영주, 이경주, 박선화
  JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF MATERNAL AND CHIL.2018; 22(2): 106.     CrossRef
• Does wastewater discharge have relations with increase of Turner syndrome and Down syndrome?
  Intae Choi
  Environmental Health and Toxicology.2017; 32: e2017012.     CrossRef

Purpose
This descriptive study was performed to explore trends in child health nursing research by analyzing the themes, contents and structure of articles published in 2014 in Child Health Nursing Research, the official journal of the Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing.
Methods
Thirty-eight articles were reviewed using keywords, author (s), subjects, ethical considerations, designs, statistics involved, funding resources, and others.
Results
Ten domains from 160 keywords were identified as follows, child related, psycho-social variable related, parents and family related, nursing and health related, and others. A mean of 2.9 authors per article was identified and 71% of the authors were academic-affiliated. Twenty-eight articles were human-participant related while 21 articles addressed both Institutional Review Board and written consent. Non-experimental design was the most commonly used method followed by experimental design, and qualitative design. The duration for acceptance was a mean of 89.1 days from submission with most articles requiring a second round of article review. Half of the articles were supported by grant organizations such as Korean National Research Foundation.
Conclusion
The findings of the analysis show an improvement in the scientific quality with a diversity of articles in Child Health Nursing Research.

Citations

• Research trends in nurse–parent partnership: A scoping review of the paediatric field in South Korea
  Seo Jin Park, Ji Yeong Yun, Jina Lee, In Young Cho
  Nursing Open.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Text Network Analysis of Research Topics and Trends on Simulations Using Virtual Patients in Nursing Education
  Miok Song, Jeong Eun Moon, Aeri Jang
  CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing.2023; 41(9): 639.     CrossRef
• Journal statistics, directions for development, and appreciation for reviewers
  Hyun Young Koo
  Child Health Nursing Research.2022; 28(1): 5.     CrossRef
• Analysis of Studies on High-Risk Infants and Quality Assessment of Intervention Studies
  Hyejung Lee, Anna Kim, Anna Maeng, Gayeong Kim
  Child Health Nursing Research.2016; 22(2): 153.     CrossRef

Purpose
To reilluminate academic fundamentals and missions of child health nursing (CHN).
Methods
Critical review of literature.
Results
& Conclusion: The academic fundamentals of CHN were analyzed for three different basis; philosophical, theoretical, and legal & ethical basis. The philosophical basis of CHN was summarized as six beliefs; A child is an important human resource and a valuable asset for future society; A child should be respected as a unique and dignified human being; A child has his/her own unique developmental needs; A child is a vulnerable client and should be advocated for; Atraumatic care should be provided to each child; Child health care should be family-centered. The essence of the theoretical basis were reilluminated into caring theory and client advocacy theory. The legal basis of CHN was stated as pertaining to the various child-related laws and international conventions, such as UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The ethical basis were stated as 4 principles of biomedical ethics and The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. The mission of the CHN was stated and the role of CHN was described as one who is a child rights advocator, professional caring service provider, policy maker, health educator, researcher.

Citations

• Developing and Evaluating a Mobile-based Parental Education Program for Preventing Unintentional Injuries in Early Childhood: A Randomized Controlled Trial
  Younglee Choi, Hye Young Ahn
  Asian Nursing Research.2021; 15(5): 329.     CrossRef
• Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Families’ Importance in Nursing Care-Pediatric Nurses’ Attitudes Instrument
  Jina Oh, Yae Young Kim, So Yeon Yoo, Haeryun Cho
  Child Health Nursing Research.2018; 24(3): 274.     CrossRef