Dongjak-gu,

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  2. Living in Dongjak
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  5. Infants & Maternity
  1. home
  2. Living in Dongjak
  3. Health/Medical Service
  4. Health Service
  5. Infants & Maternity

Infants & Maternity

Infants & Maternity

Infants & Maternity
Project Target Description Contact
Maternal health care
  • Pregnant women
  • Antepartum/Postpartum care
    • Pregnancy test, basic test for pregnant women, supply of folic acid/iron, anomaly scan, and gestational diabetes test
  • Community Health Center) ☎02-820-9576
  • (Sadang Branch Office) ☎02-820-9601
Infants health care
  • Infants and children aged between 0 and 12
  • Vaccination for infants, funding for premature infants and congenital malformed children, early diagnosis of hearing loss for newborn infants, and medical checkup for infants
  • ☎02-820-1430,9494,9487
Infants medical checkup
  • All infants under six years old
  • Basic physical measurement (height, weight, head circumference, visual acuity test, etc.), development assessment, and health education
    ※ Procedure: Check the checkup period written in Notice of Infants Medical Checkup sent by the National Health Insurance Service and make an appointment in advance.
  • ☎02-820-1430
Newborn hearing screening
  • Households with income corresponding to less than 72% of median household income
  • Newborn infants of families with three or more children, regardless of the income level
    ※ All twins born after the first child are considered as the third child.
  • 1st hearing screening : AOAE, AABR
  • Providing individual defrayment for a definite diagnosis of hearing loss for infants whose hearing screening result is stated as REFER (only for auditory brainstem response threshold test / not for retesting of AOAE, AABR)
  • ☎ 02-820-9505, 9579
Fertility treatment
  • Couples who have been legally married and suffer from infertility submit a medical certificate proving that they need IVF or artificial insemination (A medical certificate must be issued by a fertility specialist of a government-designated fertility center.)
  • The wife should be 44 years old or younger on the submission date.
  • Procedure: Submit an application to the Public Health Center. (before the procedure) → Notice of Subsidy issued
    ※ Subsidies are determined according to the “Household Income Standard Table.”
  • ☎ 02-820-9594, 820-9579
Maternal and newborn health care
  • Basic target : Households with income corresponding to less than 80% of median household income
  • Exception: Households with income corresponding to less than 100% of median household income
  • Postpartum caretakers for postpartum care and infant care
  • Providing onsite postpartum services for a certain period
    ※ Subsidies are determined according to the "Household Income Standard Table."
  • ☎02-820-9505, 9579
Diaper and modified dry milk provision for low-income families
  • Diapers: Provide diaper subsidies (64,000 won per month) to households with an infant aged between 0 and 24 months with income corresponding to less than 40% of median household income (less than 100% of the minimum cost of living)
  • Modified dry milk: If an infant entitled to the diaper provision service cannot be breast-fed due to a sickness or death of his/her mother
    ※ Providing monthly subsidy (86,000 won/month) for modified dry milk and baby food to those who are going through anticancer treatments, radiation treatments, or have AIDS, etc.
  • Providing subsidies for infants under 24 months old for a designated period of time
    ※ Providing subsidies for 24 months for infants aged between 0 and 60 days regardless of the application date
    ※ If exceeding 60 days old, providing subsidies for the remaining period until the 24th month
    ※ Subsidies are determined according to the “Household Income Standard Table”.
  • Documents required
    • A copy of Application for Diaper and Modified Dry Milk Subsidies for Low Income Families
    • A copy of Consent to Use Personal Information for National Welfare Card counseling service
    • A copy of Health Insurance Card or Certificate of Health Insurance
    • Certificate of Health Insurance Payment (Inquiry: 1577-1000, National Health Insurance Service)
    • Resident Registration (If the married couple’s addresses are different from each other, a copy of Certificate of Family Relations)
    • Questionnaire of the diaper and modified dry milk provision service for low-income families
  • Documents required for modified dry milk provision service
    • Medical certificate proving the mother’s disease (Doctor's Opinion)
    • Certificate of Family Relations proving the mother’s death
  • ☎ 02-820-9505, 9579
Children’s health care
  • hildren residing in Dongjak-gu aged between 0 and 12
  • Providing health assessment, counseling planning, and health evaluation services to registered infants and children (newborn infants to six graders)
  • The service consisting of four stages is provided on an annual basis.
  • Children’s Health Counseling Office (1F), Dongjak-gu Community Health Center (☎02-820-9486)
  • Participating medical institution: Song Family Medicine Clinic (☎02-817-1655)