Korean Immigrant Women's Lived Experience of Childbirth in the United States

Seo, Jin Young; Kim, Wooksoo; Dickerson, Suzanne S.

doi:10.1111/1552-6909.12313

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“…Moreover, participants’ reports of easy access to healthcare may be due to the study’s sample being comprised primarily of women of reproductive age. Women may have more frequent contact with healthcare services than men due to reproductive and maternity needs [6, 8, 13, 32, 33]. Nonetheless, like previous research [5–10], our findings reveal that language difference was an important barrier to utilization of and satisfaction with healthcare services in the US.…”

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confidence: 69%

Access and utilization of healthcare services in Massachusetts, United States: a qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of Brazilian-born immigrant women

Lindsay

Oliveira

Wallington

et al. 2016

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background: Understanding immigrants' interactions with the United States (US) healthcare system will likely make it possible to meet their healthcare needs and improve their quality of life in the US. Although challenges to accessing and utilizing healthcare in the US have been identified, there is little information specific to Brazilian-born immigrants' experiences. Brazilians comprise a fast-growing immigrant population group in the US. The purpose of this study was to explore Brazilian immigrant women's perspectives and experiences with healthcare services in the US to gain insights into factors amenable to interventions that may contribute to disparities in access to and utilization of services. Methods: Five focus groups were conducted from April to May in 2015 using a purposeful sampling of Brazilian-born immigrant women living in Massachusetts, US. Results: Thirty-five women participated in this study. Although participants expressed their overall satisfaction with the US healthcare system, they noted several barriers to care, including sociocultural differences in delivery of care and communication barriers, including inconsistent quality of interpreting services. Conclusions: This study provides new information on the experiences and challenges faced by Brazilian immigrant women in accessing and utilizing healthcare services in the US and points out opportunities for improving services and the overall health of this immigrant population. Addressing noted sociocultural differences and communication barriers including inconsistent quality of hospital's interpreting services might enhance Brazilian-born immigrants' experiences with the healthcare system.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 69%

Access and utilization of healthcare services in Massachusetts, United States: a qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of Brazilian-born immigrant women

Lindsay

Oliveira

Wallington

et al. 2016

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…The findings are congruent with two recent researches on KIW's childbirth experience in the US [16,17] that described Taekyo as an important Korean tradition embedded in Korean's everyday life and maintained by Korean immigrants. The findings in this study are also consistent with the literature on the recognition of the traditional perinatal rituals and willingness to observe those practices among other Asian groups including Chinese [24], Japanese [25], and Vietnamese [26] as well as those of Mexican heritage [27] immigrants.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Two recent studies [16,17] found that KIW selectively accepted new cultural beliefs and modified their perinatal health practices while they went through childbirth in the US. However, why KIW preserve the tradition of Taekyo during pregnancy and what make them motivate to follow the culturally-embedded traditional prenatal self-care practices have not been properly explored.…”

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confidence: 99%

Korean Immigrant Women'sTaekyoPractices in the United States as a Traditional Prenatal Self-care

Lee

2015

Korean J Women Health Nurs

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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore preserved belief system supporting Korean immigrant women's Taekyo practices and influencing factors while they observe the tradition within US sociocultural context. Methods: Leininger's exploratory focused ethnographic approach was used. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with purposive sample of sixteen Korean immigrant women who gave birth in the US within last 6 months. Researcher's observation and reflective field notes were also integrated into the interview data. Leininger and McFarland's four phases of ethnographic analysis guided data analysis process. Results: The perceived belief system supporting Taekyo practices included Taekyo as an enculturated Korean tradition, connecting parents with fetus, and positive impacts on fetal development. And Korean immigrant women's Taekyo practices were influenced by resources of information, woman's orientation toward Taekyo, pressure from local Korean community, and child order. Conclusion: The findings from this research would serve as an important knowledge base to expand US health care providers' understanding of Korean traditional Taekyo practices observed by Korean immigrant women's as important prenatal self-care practices. The findings could also aid in providing more patient-centered and culturally-tailored prenatal care plan to Korean immigrant by including Korean traditional belief system supporting Taekyo practices.

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“…Healthcare‐seeking in the United States is particularly challenging for immigrants, given that they are not familiar with the healthcare system and have multilevel barriers. Limited access to affordable health care or delayed health service utilisation could result in serious health consequences (Derose, Bahney, Lurie, & Escarce, ; Seo, Kim, & Dickerson, ). Studies show that immigrants are relatively healthy on initial arrival compared with native‐born citizens, but their health deteriorates over time (Choi, ; De Maio & Kemp, ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several studies have identified factors that influence healthcare access and utilisation experienced by Korean Americans, including language barriers, discrimination and mistrust of the US healthcare system (Jang et al., ; Lee & Carvallo, ; Rhodes, Song, Nam, Choi, & Choi, ; Seo et al, ; Sohn, ). However, these studies are primarily based on the general Korean immigrant population, whose length of stay in the United States varies from 1 year to more than 30 years.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using the socioecological model to explore factors affecting health‐seeking behaviours of older Korean immigrants

Chung

Seo

Lee

2017

Int J Older People Nursing

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Korean Immigrant Women's Lived Experience of Childbirth in the United States

Cited by 28 publications

References 31 publications

Access and utilization of healthcare services in Massachusetts, United States: a qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of Brazilian-born immigrant women

Access and utilization of healthcare services in Massachusetts, United States: a qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of Brazilian-born immigrant women

Korean Immigrant Women'sTaekyoPractices in the United States as a Traditional Prenatal Self-care

Using the socioecological model to explore factors affecting health‐seeking behaviours of older Korean immigrants

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