Overcoming the Fear and Strangeness of Pregnancy and Childbirth at Mapo-gu Haetbit Center

From Pregnancy to Childbirth and Newborn Care... Expert-Led In-Person Education... Saturday Classes Considering Dual-Income Couples... First-Come, First-Served Registration on Mapo-gu Health Center Website

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su) announced that it will operate the November Saturday Prenatal Parent Class at the Sunshine Center within the public health center and recruit participants.

Although we live in an era overflowing with information about pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare through various books and online sources, everything can seem overwhelming for prospective parents who have never raised a baby.

Accordingly, the Mapo-gu Public Health Center will invite experts to conduct face-to-face education for prospective parents. Considering working couples, the education will be held twice on Saturdays, the 18th and 25th.

The first session will cover overall topics related to pregnancy, including prenatal care for couples, health management for pregnant women, childbirth preparation, and trying on maternity experience clothes. The second session will focus on understanding newborns and hands-on practice centered on care, such as newborn bathing methods and umbilical cord care.

Mr. Kim Ki-hyun (pseudonym, 35), a prospective father who participated in the previous program, said, "As a first-time parent, everything was new, but through the prenatal parent class, my anxiety was replaced by greater anticipation of meeting my child."

Residents wishing to participate can apply through the Mapo-gu Public Health Center website.

Meanwhile, since its opening in July this year, the Sunshine Center within the Mapo-gu Public Health Center has been providing various health services linked to the entire process of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting, including prenatal parent classes, breastfeeding clinics, childbirth preparation classes, grandchild care classes, and baby health touch classes.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "This program was prepared to alleviate the anxiety of prospective parents welcoming a baby for the first time," and added, "Mapo-gu will continue to support healthy pregnancy and childbirth through various pregnancy and childbirth preparation programs at the Sunshine Center."

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