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안태규 ( Ahn Tae-Gyu ) - 강원대학교 의학전문대학원 산부인과학교실
김태연 ( Kim Tae-Yeon ) - 강원대학교 의학전문대학원 산부인과학교실
김연진 ( Kim Yeon-Jin ) - 강원대학교 의학전문대학원 산부인과학교실
황진욱 ( Hwang Jin-Wook ) - 강원대학교 의학전문대학원 산부인과학교실
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Abstract
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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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KeyWords
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safe childbirth, obstetricians, high-risk pregnancy, maternity care system
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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