Postpartum care centers in Korea have become a unique part of the childbirth culture, providing intensive recovery and care services for mothers and newborns. Usage rates are very high. While the services are diverse, the high costs are a burden, so the government and local governments are expanding public postpartum care centers and providing cost support. Postpartum rest is essential. Standing exercises are not recommended for patients who have undergone abdominal incisions or lacerations, and recovery time is a given. Even without a dedicated postpartum care center, rest for at least a month is essential.
Traditional The postpartum care assistance provided by the mother, also known as the postpartum care method, includes not only the usual housework but also the mother 's meals, bathing, and baby care (diaper changing, soothing, bathing the newborn, etc.) excluding breastfeeding. In addition, since postpartum care centers are originally legally stipulated as institutions with a resident nurse who checks medical data, they should be viewed as places where physical data measurements (blood pressure, body temperature, body composition, etc.) and emergency treatment facilities for the mother are on standby.
1. Why postprtum mother should go to a postpartum care center
Postpartum care centers are essential facilities that help mothers recover after giving birth and learn how to care for their newborns. The main reasons why expectant mothers should attend postpartum care centers are as follows:
1-1) Physical recovery of the mother:
After giving birth, a woman's body needs ample time and rest to recover. Postpartum care centers provide an environment where mothers can focus on sufficient rest and recovery, and professional staff manage their health and assist with recovery.
1-2) Professional Newborn Care: Newborns are extremely fragile and require meticulous care. Nurses and specialists at postpartum care centers provide safe and professional care for newborns, including bathing, feeding, diaper changing, and health monitoring. New parents can learn baby care skills through this course.
1-3) Emotional Stability and Prevention of Postpartum Depression: Hormonal changes after childbirth and the stress of parenting can increase the risk of postpartum depression. At a postpartum care center, mothers can share their experiences with other mothers, receive emotional support, and find psychological stability through professional counseling.
1-4) Family Support and Rest: While the mother recovers at home, family members, especially the husband and other children, can ease the burden of caring for the mother and newborn. This allows time to focus on the mother's recovery, thereby promoting stability for the entire family.
1-5) Systematic postpartum program: Many postpartum care centers offer various programs to help mothers recover and raise their newborns, such as postpartum yoga, massage, and breastfeeding education.
2. Key features of postpartum care center services
Postpartum care centers provide comprehensive services for the health care of mothers and newborns.
2-1) Maternal care: Includes postpartum exercises, edema management, breast massage, provision of maternal meals and snacks, and rest support.
2-2) Newborn care: We provide newborn bathing, feeding and diaper changing support, basic health care, newborn massage education, etc.
2-3) Education and counseling: We help mothers regain their confidence through breastfeeding education, guidance on how to care for newborns, and postpartum health counseling.
2-4) Facilities and environment: We support mothers and babies to recover in comfortable and safe facilities.
3. Current trends and status
3-1) High utilization rate: According to the results of the 2024 Ministry of Health and Welfare Postpartum Care Survey,
It has become so common that 85.5% of women use postpartum care centers.
3-2) Rising Costs: Postpartum care center fees continue to rise. As of June 2024, the national average (based on a two-week stay) was approximately US$ 2,440, with the Seoul area average reaching approximately US$3,300. Some facilities are even expensive, costing over US$ 26,600.
2-3) Expansion of public postpartum care centers: To alleviate the high cost burden, the government and local governments are promoting the establishment of public postpartum care centers. Korea's first public postpartum care center, located in Seogwipo City, is contributing to reducing the burden of fees.
3-4) Policy Support: In addition to cost support, policies such as the "Seoul-type Safe Postpartum Care Center" provide partial financial support for use of private postpartum care centers. Furthermore, through the Maternal/Newborn Health Care Support Program, professional health managers visit homes to provide care.
3-5) Industrialization and overseas expansion: Korea's advanced postpartum care system is attracting attention as a K-service and is expanding into overseas markets such as China.
4. What the mother does
In the nursing home, mothers rest, but they don't just waste time doing nothing. They are called out every few hours to breastfeed.
for a newborn, how to breastfeed, and yoga to correct the skeletal structure . There are also breastfeeding methods, so many people learn how to express milk, manage it, and hold their baby because they don't know how. Postpartum care centers typically have assistants who teach or assist with expressing milk. Sometimes, they also learn how to understand the baby's needs. It's easy to think that maternal love is a telepathic way to understand everything, but that's not true. Experts are more knowledgeable about a newborn's condition. The Maternal and Child Health Act requires a nurse to be present at the center, so they perform various physical examinations . Postpartum care centers, which are connected to obstetrics and gynecology clinics, often monitor the postpartum condition of the mother and baby in collaboration with the obstetrics and gynecology clinic. Typically, a proper postpartum care center manages almost all postpartum emergencies and allows the mother to rest better than at home, which is why they are so popular.
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