Hapcheon-gun and Samsung Hapcheon Hospital Sign Agreement to Support Prenatal Testing for Pregnant Women

Free Coupon Support for Ultrasound Exams, Fetal Anomaly Screening, Hepatitis C Testing, Gestational Diabetes Testing, and More

Hapcheon County and Samsung Hapcheon Hospital Sign Agreement to Support Prenatal Examinations for Pregnant Women (Photo by Hapcheon County)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Hapcheon County Health Center in Gyeongnam announced on the 6th that it has signed a 'Prenatal Examination Support Project Agreement for Pregnant Women' with the Hapcheon County Health Center and Samsung Hapcheon Hospital to enable free prenatal examinations for pregnant women in the area to be conducted in Hapcheon as well.

According to the 'Prenatal Examination Support Project Agreement for Pregnant Women,' the county will provide registered pregnant women at the health center with free coupons worth 120,000 KRW for items including ▲ultrasound examination ▲fetal anomaly screening ▲hepatitis C test ▲gestational diabetes test.

Pregnant women who wish to receive free prenatal examinations can obtain coupons at the health center's maternal and child health office and submit the coupons to designated local obstetrics and gynecology clinics (Samsung Hapcheon Hospital) to receive the prenatal examinations free of charge.

A health center official stated, “In addition, we provide various benefits to registered pregnant women at the health center, such as iron supplements, folic acid support, free rental of electric breast pumps, high-risk pregnancy management projects, and postpartum newborn health care support,” adding, “We strive to create a birth-friendly environment by systematically supporting prenatal and postnatal care for pregnant women.”

The director of Hapcheon County Health Center said, “With the expansion of the free prenatal examination support project for pregnant women in Hapcheon, it will reduce the economic burden on families expecting childbirth and help healthy births among local residents, making Hapcheon County a better place to have children.”

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