Dongdaemun-gu, Online Lectures on Breastfeeding Methods, Prenatal Education, and Postpartum Exercise for Pregnant Women

Providing Customized Non-Face-to-Face Services for Future Planning, Leisure, and Dietary Support for Single-Person Households

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol) is providing various programs online to continue supporting educational programs for pregnant women and single-person households while adhering to social distancing measures.

The district offers non-face-to-face education and counseling to promote the health of pregnant women and newborns, especially considering the significant restrictions on outdoor activities due to the spread of COVID-19.

The non-face-to-face education programs include a ‘1:1 Breastfeeding Clinic’ on proper breastfeeding methods after delivery, an ‘Emotional Growth DIY Prenatal Class’ where mothers and babies can both find happiness by making attachment dolls and rattles, and a ‘Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Class’ covering exercises to assist childbirth and recovery after delivery, comprehensively supporting from pregnancy to postpartum care.

The 1:1 Breastfeeding Clinic is conducted via telephone, while other education sessions are held as real-time online lectures using the video conferencing app ‘Zoom’, allowing for Q&A as well.

Each session recruits up to 10 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Pregnant women wishing to participate can apply through the Dongdaemun-gu Office website or by calling the Regional Health Division of Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center.

Additionally, the Dongdaemun-gu Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center (Director Lee Young-soon) provides various customized non-face-to-face services through the ‘Single-Person Household Support Center (Honja Salon)’ to enhance psychological and emotional stability and quality of life for single-person households, including future planning, professional counseling, leisure and dietary support, and club activities.

This month, every Monday, programs such as ‘Kalimba Together’ for middle-aged single-person households to learn musical instruments together, and leisure activities like calligraphy, leather crafts, and woodworking are being offered. In October, programs for young and middle-aged single-person households will include ‘Refrigerator Organization and Storage,’ ‘Calligraphy,’ ‘Making Fruit Syrup,’ and ‘Making Toothpaste and Body Wash.’

Single-person households or prospective single-person households residing or working in Dongdaemun-gu are eligible to apply. Currently, each program is recruiting 15 to 20 participants on a first-come, first-served basis.

Yoo Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “In preparation for the prolonged COVID-19 situation, we are continuously discovering and conducting various customized non-face-to-face services. We hope that single-person households who feel increasingly isolated due to COVID-19 and pregnant women with weakened immunity who find it difficult to go out will utilize these non-face-to-face programs to lead healthy lives.”

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