Vietnamese Immigrant Women's Experience of Maternity after Childbirth

• Published in: Korean journal of women health nursing Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 355 - 366
• Main Authors: Kwon, Young Eun, Park, Jung Suk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Women Health Nursing 01.12.2018
• Subjects: emigrants and immigrants; postnatal care; qualitative research
• ISSN: 2287-1640; 2093-7695
• DOI: 10.4069/kjwhn.2018.24.4.355

PURPOSETo understand the meaning and essence of Vietnamese migrant women's maternal experience after childbirth. METHODSA phenomenological methodology was used for this study. Study participants were six Vietnamese marriage migrant women who had experience of childbirth in Korea. Data collection period was from February 1 through November 4, 2016. Data were collected through in-depth interview and analyzed with the Giorgi method. RESULTSAs a result of study, six main meanings and 12 themes were produced. The six main meanings produced in this study were 'childbirth realized in the double difficulty', 'concerned health between the ở cữ and the sanhujori', 'tired body with hard parenting', 'crowding regret for international marriage after childbirth', 'Grateful partner becoming the prop', and 'Growing maternal instinct by moving the mind and body in a foreign country'. CONCLUSIONConsideration for postnatal care is necessary from Vietnamese marriage migrant women's viewpoint. Systematic education programs that can improve nursing capability of medical personnel for multicultured clinical practice with development of a postnatal care program suited to multiculture are also necessary.