Songpa Sanmo Health Promotion Center Cited as 'Best in Korea' Case of Government Innovation

An Average of 590 Mothers Used the Service Annually Over the Past 10 Years with 96% Satisfaction
Affordable Fees, Rooming-In, and Customized Programs Praised
Recognized for Efforts to Support Healthy Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Amid Low Birthrate Era

Songpa-gu Public Postpartum Care Center has been recognized by the government as the 'best in the nation.'

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that the Songpa-gu Public Postpartum Care Center achieved the great feat of being officially selected as the 'best in the nation' case in the '3rd Government Innovation First and Best Cases' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The 'Government Innovation First and Best' selects institutions that have introduced innovative cases that improve the quality of life of the people for the first time and institutions that operate best in specific fields.

In this evaluation, the Songpa Maternal Health Promotion Center was recognized as the 'best in the nation' for its achievements such as affordable fees, excellent facilities, and operation of various programs, proving the capabilities of the Songpa-gu Public Postpartum Care Center.

Since March 2014, the district opened the 'Songpa Maternal Health Promotion Center,' the first local government in the nation to provide total care services from pregnancy, childbirth to childcare, contributing to reducing the economic burden on families giving birth and improving convenience through various maternal and child health projects.

The Songpa Maternal Health Promotion Center postpartum care center received the first Korean Standards Association (KS) certification nationwide, and was highly evaluated for its differentiated facilities such as installing a neonatal room temperature and humidity control device (HEPA filter), an indoor air quality automatic measurement system, and providing professional health care services for the safety and infection prevention management of mothers and newborns.

In particular, it received favorable reviews for operating customized programs such as mother-child rooming-in, postpartum depression prevention, and maternal exercise at a much more affordable price of 1.9 million KRW compared to the Seoul average private postpartum care center fee of 4.2 million KRW. The reasonable cost and systematic operation also attracted attention with a user satisfaction rate of 96%. Over the past 10 years, a total of 5,919 mothers have used the postpartum care center.

Additionally, a dedicated department for maternal and child health projects is stationed on-site, receiving good scores for its one-stop operation system including health promotion programs for pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and postpartum stages, as well as medical expense support for pregnancy and childbirth encouragement.

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu, stated, “This achievement is a valuable result recognized for our efforts to help healthy pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting, and to play a leading role in overcoming low birth rates. We will continue to do our best to create a childbirth-friendly social atmosphere that is good for having children by strengthening support before and after childbirth.”

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