Incheon Establishes 24-Hour Counseling System for Pregnant Women in Crisis... Designates 'Incheon Jamowon'

Cooperation with Green Umbrella
Living Expense Support Extended Until 36 Months of Age

The city of Incheon has designated 'Incheon Jamowon,' a support facility for single mothers, as a counseling center to assist pregnant women experiencing difficulties with childbirth and childrearing, and has officially begun its operations.

Incheon Jamowon operates a 24-hour emergency counseling hotline (1308), providing real-time support to pregnant women facing psychological or physical crises. In addition, it is responsible for protected childbirth services, enabling pregnant women to receive medical care and give birth at medical institutions without disclosing their identity, if they wish.

Incheon Jamowon offers a variety of customized counseling services to help pregnant women raise their children healthily in their original families whenever possible, and also provides guidance on practical support systems such as medical expenses and childbirth supplies.

Incheon City Hall

Meanwhile, the city, together with the Green Umbrella Incheon Regional Headquarters, has secured 60 million won in donations to provide separate living expenses for children born into vulnerable or at-risk families until they reach 36 months of age. This expands the previous support, which was limited to children up to 6 months old.

In addition, the city will continue its postpartum care expense support program for vulnerable groups, which has been underway since February. Vulnerable mothers who have been registered residents of Incheon for more than one year can receive postpartum care expenses worth 1.5 million won per person.

The city has also recently signed a business agreement with the Incheon branch of the Korea Postpartum Care Center Association and is promoting a project to partially reduce postpartum care center fees for about 300 mothers who are recipients of basic livelihood security or are in the near-poor category.

An official from the Incheon city government stated, "We will systematically strengthen our policies to provide timely support to vulnerable groups who are easily marginalized in society, such as pregnant women in crisis and children."

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