Yeoju City Public Health Center Expands Free Health Checkup Items for Prospective Parents from 19 to 25

Yeoju City Public Health Center in Gyeonggi Province announced on August 14 that it will expand the number of free health checkup items for prospective parents from the existing 19 to 25, in order to help prepare for a healthy childbirth.

Yeoju City Public Health Center is expanding the free health checkup items for prospective parents from the existing 19 to 25 to prepare for a healthy childbirth. Provided by Yeoju City

This measure aims to create a healthy and safe environment for pregnancy and childbirth for engaged and newlywed couples.

Six new items will be added: hepatitis C antibody, anemia, hemoglobin, red blood cell, white blood cell, and platelet tests.

These additions are intended to help detect infectious and hematologic diseases early, and the checkup items have been reinforced in response to the increasing trend of infertility treatments due to rising marriage ages.

The checkup items consist of 23 items for prospective fathers and 25 for prospective mothers.

The 23 items for prospective fathers include tests for syphilis, AIDS, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, anemia, and liver function, among others. The 25 items for prospective mothers include all the items for prospective fathers, with the addition of two rubella antibody tests, focusing on preventing rubella infection before pregnancy and managing fetal health.

An official from Yeoju City Public Health Center stated, "By expanding the health checkup items for prospective parents, we will actively support the prevention of infectious diseases, the early detection of blood disorders, and the creation of a healthy environment for pregnancy and childbirth. We will continue to promote a variety of programs for citizens' health management throughout their life cycle."

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