Jinju-si Launches 'Baby's Healthy First Steps' Support Project

Visiting Families with Newborns to Assess Maternal and Infant Health: Positive Response to 'Early Life Health Management Service'

Jinju City's Support for Babies' Healthy First Steps Receives Great Response

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, has been receiving great responses since starting the early life health management project last August, targeting pregnant women and parents of infants under 2 years old.

The early life health management project involves a pediatric health nurse who has completed specialized training visiting families within 8 weeks after childbirth to provide a comprehensive parenting consultation, including maternal and newborn health assessments, depression evaluation and emotional support, breastfeeding, and childcare environment education.

Under the theme of "An Equal Start for a Healthy Future," the project aims to enable a healthy start from the beginning of life and is open to any pregnant or expectant families.

For families requiring social attention, such as multicultural families, single-parent families, and mothers with severe postpartum depression, continuous visits of at least 25 times for health management services are available.

Depending on the situation, various service linkages are made with centers such as the Multicultural Family Support Center and the Mental Health Promotion Center, providing useful childcare information like "musical instrument development and play" as well as opportunities for community participation.

Currently, considering the COVID-19 situation, strict quarantine rules are followed during home visits to pregnant women, and if visits are difficult due to social distancing levels, temporary non-face-to-face health management consultations are provided via phone and video calls.

A city health center official stated, "We hope that the early life health management project will provide an equal start for the healthy future of pregnant women and newborn babies, and we will continue to strive to improve the quality of the service."

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