Postpartum Social Support Experience While "Doing the Month" in Taiwanese Women

台灣婦女作月子期間之產後社會支持經驗

賀姝霞(Shu-Shya Heh) ； 富毓瑛(Yu-Ying Fu) ； 金玉玲(Yu-Lin Chin)

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 9卷3期 (2001/06) Pp. 13-24

摘要

本研究目的在探討台灣婦女之產後社會支持經驗，以產後社會支持量表針對186 位產後四週的台灣初產婦進行產後社會支持程度評估。結果顯示台灣婦女產後社會支持程度依其所在作月子地點及主要照顧者而有顯著差異，產婦所期望的支持為產後能與先生及父母多親近，以及有需要時能得到醫護人員提供有關嬰兒照顧的訊息。產後作月子之習俗提供台灣產後婦女重要的社會支持，然而支持的適當性應由產後婦女來評值，儀式宜考慮個人期望的另類概念是需要的。

關鍵字

產後社會支持 ； 作月子 ； 台灣婦女

並列摘要

The aim of this investigation was to explore the social support experience while ”doing the month” in Taiwanese women. A convenience sample of one hundred and eighty-six Taiwanese primiparas was recruited during the fourth week after giving birth. The Postpartum Social Support Questionnaire (PSSQ) was used to measure the degree of postpartum social support. The results showed that postpartum women would like themselves and their babies to be close to their husbands and their own parents while ”doing the month”. The level of social support depended on where postpartum women stayed and the key person who looked after them. The ritual of ”doing the month” may provide valuable social support for Taiwanese postpartum women. However, the support while ”doing the month” needs to be evaluated by postpartum women. It seems that an alternative concept of rite considering the individual expectations of postpartum women is needed.

並列關鍵字

postpartum social support ； doing the month ； Taiwanese women

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