Redefining Mother–Child Relationships in Postpartum nursing centres: Similarities and Differences Between Caregivers' and Care Recipients' Perspectives on Postpartum Care
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※本次演講以英文進行，QA時段以中文進行。
‧摘要：This presentation investigates the impact of the professionalization, institutionalization, medicalization, and commercialization of postnatal rituals (doing the month, or yuezi) in contemporary Taiwan, focusing on contrasting perceptions of the necessity of attending a postpartum nursing center (PNC) among staff members and service users. The findings reveal considerable homogeneity in the services provided, including heightened vigilance concerning potential health risks; an emphasis on medical expertise; a strong tendency toward technologization and digitalization; prioritization of mothers’ rest and physical recovery; and an expanded conception of yuezi care. From the mothers’ perspectives, the vast majority expressed satisfaction with their decision to attend a PNC, particularly because many lacked experience in newborn care and wished to avoid complex interpersonal relationships, especially with their mothers-in-law. These findings highlight the ambivalent consequences of the professionalization and commercialization of yuezi: while PNCs provide mothers with valuable rest, expertise, and relief from familial care obligations, they may also reshape mothers’ relationships with their infants and transform postpartum care into a commodified service.
報名連結：https://reurl.cc/rk5dxE
※請於 8/21（五）中午12點以前完成報名，報名截止後將會寄送報名成功通知信。
‧聯絡資訊： Yudaw Uting先生 02-26523431 / medanth@sinica.edu.tw
‧摘要：This presentation investigates the impact of the professionalization, institutionalization, medicalization, and commercialization of postnatal rituals (doing the month, or yuezi) in contemporary Taiwan, focusing on contrasting perceptions of the necessity of attending a postpartum nursing center (PNC) among staff members and service users. The findings reveal considerable homogeneity in the services provided, including heightened vigilance concerning potential health risks; an emphasis on medical expertise; a strong tendency toward technologization and digitalization; prioritization of mothers’ rest and physical recovery; and an expanded conception of yuezi care. From the mothers’ perspectives, the vast majority expressed satisfaction with their decision to attend a PNC, particularly because many lacked experience in newborn care and wished to avoid complex interpersonal relationships, especially with their mothers-in-law. These findings highlight the ambivalent consequences of the professionalization and commercialization of yuezi: while PNCs provide mothers with valuable rest, expertise, and relief from familial care obligations, they may also reshape mothers’ relationships with their infants and transform postpartum care into a commodified service.
報名連結：https://reurl.cc/rk5dxE
※請於 8/21（五）中午12點以前完成報名，報名截止後將會寄送報名成功通知信。
‧聯絡資訊： Yudaw Uting先生 02-26523431 / medanth@sinica.edu.tw