Gwangju City "Apply for 'Pregnancy Checkup Fee' for Preparing Your First Child"

Recruiting 250 Couples for 'Happiness Plus Health Support Project'... 100 Couples Scheduled Separately in Second Half

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City is recruiting 250 couples participating in the ‘2022 Happy Plus Health Support Project,’ which provides pregnancy-related health checkups for couples planning their first child.

According to Gwangju City on the 8th, the ‘Happy Plus Health Support Project,’ launched for the first time last year, is part of the pregnancy support policy ‘Making Gwangju a Mom-Friendly City for Having and Raising Children,’ designed to help couples who want their first child have a healthy pregnancy and a happy birth.

This year’s support scale has increased by 50 couples from last year to a total of 350 couples, with 250 couples recruited on a first-come, first-served basis in the first half of the year and 100 couples in the second half. Recruitment for second-half participants is separately scheduled for July.

The eligibility criteria are legally married couples where either the individual or their spouse has been registered as a resident in Gwangju City for more than one year and is preparing for their first pregnancy.

Gwangju City will support selected couples with up to 300,000 KRW for necessary pre-pregnancy examinations such as ultrasound, uterine disease tests, and sperm and egg tests, limited to one time initially.

Specifically, for women, support includes ultrasound, uterine disease tests, ovarian age tests, antibody tests, urine tests, and sexually transmitted disease tests; for men, antibody tests, urine tests, sexually transmitted disease tests, chest X-rays, and semen analysis are supported.

Examinations can be received by making a phone reservation and visiting one of the three contracted hospitals: Ciel Hospital, Mirae and Hope Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Premedi Obstetrics and Gynecology, with costs automatically deducted. However, couple testing is mandatory to promote ‘pregnancy and childcare preparation together as a couple.’

Applications can be submitted via email to the Gwangju City Youth Policy Office from the 14th to the 25th.

Application forms can be downloaded from the ‘Welfare·Culture - Health Support - Happy Plus Health Support’ section on the ‘Gwangju Youth Policy Platform’ website, and inquiries can be made to the City Youth Policy Office.

Kim Youngseon, the City Youth Policy Officer, said, “The Happy Plus Health Support Project was established to provide prospective couples with a healthy pregnancy and childbirth environment,” adding, “We will actively support prospective couples to plan a happy life in Gwangju.”

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