President Yoon "Significantly Strengthen Support for Early Childhood"Raising the cap on medical expenses"

President Yoon Suk Yeol has said he will greatly strengthen support for the entire process of childbirth, treatment and rearing of premature babies.President

Yoon said at an on-site meeting of premature babies held at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital today (28th), "Since almost 10% of newborns are premature, we will first create an environment where mothers and babies can receive treatment with confidence."

Specifically, it explained that it will set up maternal and child medical centers that provide integrated medical care step by step in the center and area to expand government support so that sufficient manpower can be secured, and establish a mother and child medical network connected by hotlines between medical institutions to quickly respond to emergencies for pregnant women.President

Yoon said he would further expand customized support for premature babies, and that he would drastically raise the limit on medical expenses currently supported up to 10 million won.

In addition, they promised to improve the calculation of the service period based on the expected date of childbirth to receive the necessary service on time, and to increase the period of service based on the time of discharge from the hospital.President

Yoon said the number of births has been on the rise recently, and that work-family balance, housing support, balance, and parenting systems are being implemented without a hitch to make the rebound in the birth rate a solid upward trend.