Haenam-gun Strengthens Support from Pregnancy to Childbirth

Continuing the Status of Childbirth Promotion Policy 'Haenam, a Great Place to Have and Raise Children'

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, aims to make Haenam a good place to have and raise children by strengthening comprehensive support from pregnancy to childbirth.

According to Haenam-gun on the 1st, any pregnant woman can receive up to 1 million KRW over 10 months for purchasing supplementary foods during pregnancy.

The pregnancy period is an important time to consume necessary nutrients in a balanced way, and support will be provided for purchasing eight essential supplementary foods such as rice, eggs, and potatoes to promote the health of pregnant women and fetal growth.

In particular, starting this year, as a new policy, 50% of the usage fee will be supported for general users of public postpartum care centers, providing benefits of up to 770,000 KRW.

Families with three or more children will receive 500,000 KRW for purchasing childcare products, and families with a second child or more can receive support for diaper purchase costs of 64,000 KRW per month for 24 months regardless of income.

Additionally, the newborn care allowance in Jeollanam-do has been increased from 300,000 KRW to 500,000 KRW this year, providing 3.2 million KRW for the first child, 3.7 million KRW for the second child, 6.2 million KRW for the third child, and 7.4 million KRW for the fourth child and beyond.

Regardless of income, maternal and newborn health care services are supported for all families with newborns in the area, and 90% of the out-of-pocket expenses for these services are additionally supported.

Since last year, through a Ministry of Health and Welfare public project, a life-cycle early health management program has been promoted, where dedicated nurses who have completed specialized education related to childbirth and childcare visit homes to check the health status of mothers and babies and provide education and counseling services related to breastfeeding and baby care.

Any pregnant woman residing in Haenam-gun can apply, and if continuous visits are needed, services are provided until the child turns two years old.

For infertile couples, regardless of income, partial costs for in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination procedures are supported differentially from 200,000 to 1.1 million KRW depending on the type of procedure and age, and about five candidates for traditional Korean medicine infertility treatment are recruited annually, with medical expenses and herbal medicine supported up to 1.8 million KRW per person.

Mayor Myeong Hyun-gwan said, “We hope that the various childbirth promotion projects, which are among the most advanced nationwide, will be of great help to families expecting childbirth,” and added, “We will continue to develop various policies that can be felt and strive to implement customized policies.”

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