Im Byung-taek: "Public Support Through to Family Recovery"... Siheung City Opens First Public Postpartum Care Center

Siheung City Allocates 13 Rooms for Mothers and 25 Professional Staff
Expanding Public Care Infrastructure for Mothers and Newborns
Available for Second-Time or Eligible Mothers... Two-Week Fee Set at 840,000 Won

Siheung City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Im Byung-taek) has opened the region’s first public postpartum care center, expanding public caregiving services to ease the financial burden on families with newborns.

Im Byung-taek, Mayor of Siheung City, is delivering a congratulatory speech at the opening ceremony of the Siheung City Public Postpartum Care Center held on the 5th. Provided by Siheung City

The city announced on the 6th that it held the opening ceremony for the “Siheung City Public Postpartum Care Center,” located at 34 Daeya-ro, on the 5th, and that the facility has now officially begun operations.

Over 100 people attended the ceremony, including Siheung Mayor Im Byung-taek, expectant mothers and their families, local residents, and stakeholders. The event included a guided tour for families scheduled to check in, a performance by the Siheung City Choir, a progress report, commemorative and congratulatory speeches, a celebratory cake-cutting, and a tour of the facilities.

The Siheung City Public Postpartum Care Center is the city’s first public postpartum care facility, designed to support mothers’ healthy recovery and provide safe care for newborns. Its objectives are to reduce the economic burden on families and to offer systematic postpartum care services.

The public postpartum care center occupies the 3rd and 4th floors of the building, with a total floor area of 797 square meters. There are 13 rooms for mothers—12 standard rooms and 1 for disabled mothers.

The third floor houses the newborn room, rooms for mothers, a breastfeeding room, office, and lounge. The fourth floor contains additional rooms for mothers, a program room, kitchen, and cafeteria. The total project cost was 1.4 billion won, entirely funded by the city budget.

This is the third public postpartum care center to open in Gyeonggi Province, and it operates under a private consignment system. A team of 25 professionals—including one director, 16 nursing staff, and eight staff responsible for administration, cooking, and cleaning—is employed at the center.

The facility is available to mothers residing in Siheung who are giving birth to their second child or more, as well as mothers eligible for fee reductions under relevant ordinances. The usage fee is 420,000 won for one week and 840,000 won for two weeks.

Reservations are accepted on the 25th of every month through the official website of the Siheung City Public Postpartum Care Center. Eligible applicants are mothers scheduled to give birth three months after the application date.

Participants of the opening ceremony of Siheung City Public Postpartum Care Center are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Siheung City

Mayor Im Byung-taek stated, “I hope the public postpartum care center will become a reliable space where both mothers and newborns can feel safe,” and added, “We will do our utmost to create a childbirth and parenting environment that citizens can truly feel and trust.”

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