台灣地區孕婦對產後護理之家選擇之研究

A study of pregnant women’s choice of the postpartum care center in Taiwan

懷孕生產是為女性一個重大的人生轉折，在健康意識抬頭，多數女性了解產後憂鬱症的原因及基本治療方法，因此適度的宣洩情緒，取得自我認同及眾人的支持及肯定，是產後護理之家興貣的重要因素。本研究主要探討台灣孕婦對產後護理之家選擇之方向，採用問卷調查方式進行研究，結果顯示不同年齡、職業的受訪者在「照護專業服務層面」上達顯著差異；不同教育程度的受訪者在「照護專業服務層面」、「口碑及服務層面」、「設施及價格層面」上達顯著差異；「口碑及服務層面」、「設施及價格層面」越高，其預測的「照護專業服務層面」也會越高。

Being pregnant, as well as giving birth, is a major turning point in life for women. Having a baby can be a stressful and life-changing event and also postpartum depression (PPD) is a common complication of childbearing. Nowadays most women are aware of PPD and its risk factors. That is where the postpartum care center comes in and is exactly one of the important reasons it has flourished. The postpartum care center provides the professional care team which can take good care of mothers and new babies and the comfortable environment which enable mothers to get fully rest. This study has employed survey research to explore the considerations for pregnant women to choose a postpartum care center, and the results show that there is a significant difference between respondents of different ages and occupations on 「the professional care services aspect」; there are significant differences among respondents of different levels of education on 「the professional care services aspect」, 「the reputation and services aspects」 and 「the facilities and price aspects」; the higher value of 「the reputation and services aspects」 and 「the facilities and price aspects」, the higher predicted value of 「professional care services aspect」.