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A Field Study of 「Toronto Birth Centre」in the Perspective of a Public Service Strategy Coping with Low Birth-rate

저출산 대응 공공서비스 관점에서 본「토론토 출산지원센터」현지조사연구

Yeunsook Lee*
,
Jiyoung Park**
,
Hyunjung Kim***
이연숙 *
,
박지영 **
,
김현정 ***
*정회원(주저자, 교신저자), 연세대학교 실내건축학과 교수, Ph.D.
**정회원, 연세대학교 실내건축학과 석사과정
***정회원, 연세대학교 실내건축학과 석사과정
Corresponding AuthorYeunsook Lee, Dept. of Interior Architecture & Built Environment, Yonsei. Univ., 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-749, Korea E-mai: yeunsooklee@yonsei.ac.kr
25 February 2015. pp. 31-41
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Abstract

Korea has shown the lowest birth rate among OECD countries for over 10 years. This caused various social tensions and problems including negative impacts on national economy. To deal with these problems and to cope with future risk, diverse strategies must be actively explored. The purpose of this research is to delineate the characteristics of Toronto Birth Centre in Canada which was established currently to support families. Field visit study was the major methodology which includes interview with a staff and walk-through guided observation accompanied by visual recording. As a result, the specific functions and the logic of utilizing the center along with its spatial characteristics were delineated. The result has significant implication in developing coping strategies to release the social tension. The birth center can be an efficient strategy to include as a public strategy to Korean Society who has suffered from long lasting lowest birth rate.

Keywords
Birth Centre
Birth Place
Low Birth-rate
Public Service
Postnatal Care Center
Midwife
키워드
출산지원센터
출산센터
저출산
공공서비스
산후조리원
조산사
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 26
  • No :1
  • Pages :31-41
  • Received Date : 2014-08-22
  • Revised Date : 2014-12-14
  • Accepted Date : 2014-12-18
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2015.26.1.031
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