Beyond a Strong State and Docile Women Reproductive choices, state policy and skewed sex ratio in South Korea

Oum, Young Rae

doi:10.1080/1461674032000122768

International Feminist Journal of Politics

2003

DOI: 10.1080/1461674032000122768

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Beyond a Strong State and Docile Women Reproductive choices, state policy and skewed sex ratio in South Korea

Young Rae Oum¹

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A Wise Wife and Good Mother: Reproductive Health and Maternity among Women with Disability in South Korea

Lee

2005

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As the first national survey on disability and reproductive health in South Korea, the present study was undertaken to describe experiences and needs related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care among women with physical disability (WWPD). Using a stratified random sampling method, 410 married WWPD between the ages of 18 and 50 participated in the survey regarding respondents' socio-demographic profiles, disability-related characteristics, and reproductive health during pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care. Findings of this study indicated that most respondents wanted to have a child and perceived child care as possible with appropriate social support. Unlike the conventional wisdom and low societal expectation for these women to perform a maternal role, they gave birth and became caregivers for their child(ren) and family members. This study highlights a wide range of barriers experienced by WWPD with regards to taking care of their reproductive health. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.KEY WORDS: reproductive health; women with physical disability; South Korea.Rehabilitation and disability-related research has only recently begun to examine the complex interaction between gender and disability (1). Women with physical disabilities (WWPD) experience the double jeopardy of being female and disabled. As women, they have greater risks of psychosocial health problems than do men (2). As persons with disabilities,

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A Wise Wife and Good Mother: Reproductive Health and Maternity among Women with Disability in South Korea

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2005

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Gender and Reproductive Technologies in East Asia: A Partial Bibliography of Works in English

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Beyond a Strong State and Docile Women Reproductive choices, state policy and skewed sex ratio in South Korea

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

A Wise Wife and Good Mother: Reproductive Health and Maternity among Women with Disability in South Korea

A Wise Wife and Good Mother: Reproductive Health and Maternity among Women with Disability in South Korea

Gender and Reproductive Technologies in East Asia: A Partial Bibliography of Works in English

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