Jeonnam Province Strengthens Postpartum Care for Families with Newborns

Strengthening the "Maternal and Newborn Health Care Support Project"

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province plans to more thoroughly promote the ‘Maternal and Newborn Health Management Support Project,’ which assists postpartum care by visiting families with newborns, to provide stable services.

According to the province on the 14th, the maternal and newborn health management service is a project where health managers visit families with newborns to support postpartum care such as nutrition and hygiene management for mothers, as well as bathing and cleanliness care for newborns.

To improve service quality, the province will promote ▲pilot operation of newborn cameras installed in homes ▲support for training health managers in island and mountainous areas.

The installation of newborn cameras in homes is a project that provides video so that mothers can check on their babies anytime.

This is a safety measure that allows mothers, who are anxious due to the recent frequent occurrences of newborn abuse nationwide, to leave their babies with peace of mind.

Due to the characteristics of island and mountainous areas, there are mobility restrictions, making it difficult for families to use the service even if they want to because there are no health managers available.

To resolve this, Jeonnam Province plans to train health managers by supporting education and transportation expenses for residents in island and mountainous areas who wish to work as maternal and newborn health managers.

Since May this year, the eligibility for maternal and newborn health management service support has been expanded from families with income below 140% of the median income to those below 150% of the median income.

Mothers who wish to receive the service can apply at the local public health center or the Bokjiro website from 40 days before the expected delivery date until 30 days after delivery.

Yoon Yeonhwa, Jeonnam Province’s Population and Youth Policy Officer, said, “Proper postpartum care is important to return to a healthy state before pregnancy, but since mothers have to handle childcare and housework during the postpartum period, it is difficult to rest as they wish. We will provide more meticulous support for maternal and newborn health management to ensure stable and universal services.”

Meanwhile, among the 9,743 births in Jeonnam Province in 2020, 477 used the service, accounting for 42% of all families with newborns.

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