'Disability-Friendly Obstetrics and Gynecology' Opens at Seoul National University Hospital... Third Nationwide

The third disability-friendly obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Korea will open at Seoul National University Hospital.

Seoul National University Hospital exterior view. [Photo by Seoul National University Hospital]

On the 22nd, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it held an opening ceremony for the disability-friendly obstetrics and gynecology clinic at Seoul National University Hospital and began operations from that day. It is the third such clinic following Yesu Hospital in Jeonbuk and Ilsan Hospital of the National Health Insurance Service.

The disability-friendly obstetrics and gynecology clinic is a project that supports medical institutions in equipping facilities, personnel, and equipment so that women with disabilities can safely receive pregnancy, childbirth, gynecological disease treatment, health management, and counseling services.

Medical institutions designated as disability-friendly obstetrics and gynecology clinics establish dedicated websites to allow women with disabilities to easily make appointments and provide mobility support and sign language interpretation services according to the type and degree of disability.

Additionally, a disability-friendly obstetrics and gynecology coordinator is appointed to support the provision of necessary services to women with disabilities throughout the entire treatment process, including outpatient care, delivery, and hospitalization.

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