越南籍初產婦在台灣對坐月子習俗的經驗

Doing the Month' Experiences of Vietnamese Primipara in Taiwan

近幾年來，跨國婚姻家庭日益增加，這些跨海嫁來台灣的女子以越南籍者最多，她們多半年輕，對台灣坐月子習俗也從未接觸過。研究旨在探討越南籍初產婦對台灣坐月子習俗的經驗和感受。本研究採質性訪談法，自南部兩家醫院產科照護單位徵求參與者，共得9位，在參與者坐月子期間進行居家訪談，使參與者訴說當前坐月子的感受並做成田野筆記或錄音，而後轉稿成文字再以「文本分析」法作成議題歸納。研究結果發現，越南籍初產婦對台灣坐月子經驗表現在三方面，即：（1）坐月子飲食、（2）身體清潔以及（3）居家休養。本研究結果期能促使健康照顧專業人員，瞭解台灣新移民之越南籍初產婦的坐月子經驗，進而提供這些婦女符合其文化適切性的照護，使其獲得生理、心理及社會文化兼顧的完整性照護品質。

The number of transnational marriage families in Taiwan has been increasing in recent years, with Vietnam the country of origin for the largest number of women married to Taiwanese men. The typical Vietnamese wife married her Taiwanese husband at a very young age and had little prior familiarity with the Taiwan custom of ”doing the month”-the period of enforced rest and recovery for postpartum mothers during the month after childbirth. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences and feelings of Vietnamese primipara on ”doing the month”. Participants, recruited from two teaching hospitals in Kaohsiung City, were interviewed about their experiences and feelings about ”doing the month” during home visits. Participant descriptions were then sorted and analyzed. Three key aspects related to ”doing the month” identified by the research include (1) dieting, (2) bathing, and (3) homebound rest. By helping healthcare professionals better understand the ”doing the month” experiences of Vietnamese primipara, study results can help facilitate the design and implementation of healthcare for this group to ensure access to comprehensive healthcare that considers their physical, psychological, and social-cultural needs.