Damyang-gun Operates Forest Prenatal Healing Camp for Pregnant Women

Improving Emotional and Physical Health of Pregnant Women and Their Partners and Enhancing Attachment with the Fetus

From the 21st to the 22nd, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do, operated the first half of the year Forest Prenatal Healing Camp for pregnant women and their families residing in the area. Photo by Damyang-gun

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 23rd that it operated the first half of the year Pregnant Women Forest Prenatal Healing Camp for pregnant women and their families residing in the area from the 21st to the 22nd.

This first half Pregnant Women Forest Prenatal Healing Camp was held for 1 night and 2 days at the National Jangseong Forest Center to promote emotional stability and physical health improvement of pregnant women and their spouses, as well as to enhance the attachment relationship with the fetus.

At the camp, through programs to enhance parent-fetus attachment and emotional stability of pregnant women, and various experiences for pregnant women and their families, the camp aimed to promote mental and physical stability and physical function improvement of pregnant women, as well as intimacy between couples.

On the 21st, at the National Jangseong Forest Center, programs such as tea drinking using ginger flower tea, tea therapy helpful for stimulating the five senses of pregnant women and mental stability, making baby nameplates, and aromatherapy were conducted.

On the 22nd, the schedule was concluded with programs including pregnant women walking experience, couple yoga, making cypress mobiles, and family snap photo shooting.

A county official said, “We hope this program helped in welcoming the precious new life happily and healthily,” and added, “We plan to continue the forest prenatal program in the second half of the year,” and “We will do our best to overcome low birth rates through various projects such as prenatal checkup services, maternal and newborn health services, and childbirth incentive support.”