Gyeonggi-do Public Postpartum Care Centers Fully Booked Year-Round
2,603 Families Served Over 6 Years... Mothers Report 95 Points Satisfaction
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Public postpartum care centers located in Yeoju and Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, have received such a strong response that they have operated at full capacity without any vacancies for an entire year since opening.
According to Gyeonggi-do on July 20, the Yeoju Public Postpartum Care Center, which opened in May 2019, and the Pocheon Public Postpartum Care Center, which opened in May 2023, had a cumulative total of 2,603 families using their services as of the end of June. Last year, 761 families used the centers, and in the first half of this year, 375 families used them.
Considering that the centers have a total of 31 available rooms?13 in Yeoju and 20 in Pocheon, excluding 2 reserved rooms?and that each mother typically stays for about two weeks, the Gyeonggi-do public postpartum care centers have been fully booked throughout last year and the first half of this year.
Due to the high popularity of the public postpartum care centers, the reservation system at the Pocheon center was changed last month from an online first-come, first-served basis to an online lottery system.
The main reason for the popularity of Gyeonggi-do’s public postpartum care centers is that the cost is less than half that of private postpartum care centers. For a two-week stay, the national average fee for postpartum care centers is 3.46 million won, while Gyeonggi-do’s public centers charge only 1.68 million won.
Furthermore, vulnerable groups such as recipients of the National Basic Livelihood Security Program, people with disabilities, and multicultural families can receive an additional 50% discount on the usage fee.
Gyeonggi-do’s public postpartum care centers are also leading the way in creating a healthy environment for mothers and infants through rooming-in and breastfeeding. They provide pre-birth education on breastfeeding and mother-infant bonding, and have implemented a reward system that gives certificates and gifts to mothers who actively participate in rooming-in and breastfeeding.
Additionally, the centers offer differentiated programs such as postpartum body correction programs, and their facilities are well-equipped, including the installation of indoor shoe sterilizers in newborn rooms to prevent infectious diseases. As a result, user satisfaction is high. According to an in-house satisfaction survey conducted last year, Yeoju scored 94 points, Pocheon scored 97 points, and the average was 95.5 points.
User reviews include positive comments such as, "The staff in the newborn room, massage therapists, and the director were all kind," "The programs, meals, and rooms were all perfect," and "I was deeply touched by the support for breastfeeding."
As demand for public postpartum care centers in Gyeonggi-do continues to grow, the province plans to add two more centers in Anseong and Pyeongtaek by 2027.
Yoo Youngcheol, Director of the Health and Wellness Bureau, stated, "Through support for public postpartum care centers, we will provide high-quality postpartum care services to mothers and newborns and make Gyeonggi-do a city that is friendly to childbirth."
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