Two-Week Postpartum Care Center Fee Hits 40.2 Million Won... "Gangnam Center D 33.5 Times Pricier Than the Lowest"

Average of Top Centers: 12.6 Million Won, Bottom Centers: 1.5 Million Won
Postpartum Care Costs Up 1.2 Million Won in Three Years
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The most expensive postpartum care center in the country is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, with a two-week stay costing as much as 40.2 million won.

According to data submitted by Assemblywoman Nam Insoon of the Democratic Party of Korea, based on figures from the Ministry of Health and Welfare as of June this year, the cost of using a postpartum care center for two weeks ranged from a nationwide high of 40.2 million won to a low of 1.2 million won. The highest price is 33.5 times more expensive than the lowest.

For standard rooms, the highest fees were found at A and H postpartum care centers in Gangnam, Seoul, both charging 17 million won, while the lowest was at M postpartum care center in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, at 1.2 million won. For special suites, the highest fee was 40.2 million won at D postpartum care center in Gangnam, Seoul, and the lowest was 1.54 million won at a public postpartum care center in Gangjin-gun, South Jeolla Province.

Seven out of the top ten most expensive standard room postpartum care centers were concentrated in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, with the remaining three located in Yongsan-gu and Gangseo-gu in Seoul, and Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province, respectively. The average fee for the top ten facilities was 12.6 million won, which is 8.4 times higher than the average of 1.5 million won for the bottom ten. Among the ten lowest-priced facilities, six were public postpartum care centers.

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Assemblywoman Nam stated, "According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare's '2024 Postpartum Care Statistics,' eight out of ten mothers use postpartum care centers. However, the number of such facilities nationwide has decreased from 519 in the second half of 2021 to 460 in the second half of 2024, while the average fee for a standard room has increased by more than 1 million won, from 2.32 million won to 3.55 million won during the same period." She pointed out, "With fewer facilities and rising costs, mothers are increasingly restricted in their right to choose appropriate postpartum care centers according to their financial circumstances."