The Current State of Maternity Care and Suggestions for Improvement in the Management of High-risk Pregnancies in South Korea
Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
; : 134-141, 2018.
Article
em Ko
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ABSTRACT
Since the year 2000, low birth rates have resulted in significant decreases to maternity care services throughout many Korean hospitals. However, there has been a concomitant increase in the number of high-risk pregnancies, due to growing trends in delayed marriages and subsequent pregnancies. Increased maternal age is a risk factor associated with complicated pregnancies and high-risk deliveries, both of which are strongly related to maternal death. With this in mind, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has supported the establishment of a regional perinatal center for high-risk pregnancies, estimated to be be fully completed by the year 2020. Despite this, maternity care services for high-risk pregnancies remain insufficient. According to previous reports, the total number of maternity care hospitals and beds available for high-risk pregnant women were 60 and 399, respectively. This is in stark contrast to previous bed estimates of 1,640. The establishment of a maternity care system for high-risk pregnant women is integral to ensuring optimal conditions for both pregnancy and childbirth. This review briefly evaluates the existing maternity care system for high-risk pregnancies, and proposes several new suggestions for improvements.
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Assunto principal:
Casamento
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Coeficiente de Natalidade
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Fatores de Risco
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Idade Materna
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Gravidez de Alto Risco
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Parto
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Gestantes
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Morte Materna
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article