本研究欲瞭解產婦對於傳統醫療中有關產後調理的接受程度及實際執行之現況。採問卷調查法，研究對象選自中部某一準醫學中心及某地區教學醫院健兒門診的媽媽，且符合產後30天至3個月的個案，以方便取樣方式選取個案，計收196位。採結構式問卷以回憶方式收集資料，問卷經過專家內容效度及cronbach'sα信度測定後，進行資料收集。以SAS+PC軟體分析資料，其結果如下:由產婦對於產後調理的接受程度與態度之平均得分，可發現產婦對於產後調理方式所持的態度及實際行為較偏向於傳統的坐月子方法。產婦坐月子資訊主要來自母親或婆婆(85.7%)。有26.5%產婦坐月子期間完全沒進食本研究所列之生冷食物。產婦僅5.6%沒喝生化湯，10.7%沒吃麻油雞加酒，30.6%沒有吃杜仲腰子湯。產婦坐月子期間活動情形，有76%每天端坐不超過8小時，20.9%於坐月子期間沒有洗澡，47.9%於滿月後才洗頭。產婦對產後調理的態度與實際執行坐月子的行為、進食藥補情形及忌食生冷食物呈正相關。即產婦態度越傳統者，越會遵循傳統調理方法。

The objective of this study was to investigate women's attitude and behavior towards postpartum recuperation (Zuo yuezi) in traditional Chinese medicine. Subjects included 196 postpartum women from the pediatric outpatient departments of 2 hospitals in the central Taiwan area who participated on a volunteer basis. All postpartum women had delivered 30 days to 3 months prior to inclusion in this study. After validity and reliability tests were completed, a structured questionnaire was administered to coliect demographic information and behavior towards traditional Chinese medicine, and data was analyzed using an SAS package. Results showed that the postpartum women's attitude and behavior towards postpartum recuperation (Zuo yuezi) were favorable towards Chinese medicine. Subjects reported that they received information regarding proper postpartum behavior from their mother or mother-in-law (85.7%), from friends and other relatives (64.3%), books and periodicals (48.0%) and nursing personnel (33.7%). Approximately 26.5% of postpartum women responded that during the month following delivery, they did not consume cold or uncooked food, 5.6% did not take decoctions for postpartum troubles, 10.7% did not consume chicken soup with sesame oil, 30.6% did not consume DU-ZHONG soup made from pig kidneys. 76%reported that they did not sit continuously for periods of time over 8 hours, 20.9% did not take showers or baths, and 47.9% did not wash their hair. A positive correlation was found between attitude towards traditional Chinese medicine and women who followed Chinese customary postpartum behavior by consuming nourishing Chinese herbs and refraining from consuming cold or uncooked food.