Pregnant Mother & Baby Plus
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- Customized Health Service
- Mother and Child Health
- Pregnant Mother & Baby Plus
What is the Nutrition
Plus program?
It's a program aimed at improving the nutritional intake status of nutritionally vulnerable individuals by providing nutrition education and supplying supplementary foods that help eliminate nutritional risk factors for a certain period.
Eligibility Criteria
Target Classification Criteria
- Infants: from birth up to 12 months
- Children: up to 6 years old (72 months)
- Pregnant woman
- Postpartum/nursing mothers
Residence Criteria
- Resident within the jurisdiction of the public health center
Income Level
- 80% of the standard median income (income criteria for project participants)
(Unit: KRW)
| Number of Household Members | Income Criteria | National Health Insurance Copayment * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employer-based Enrollees | Community-based Enrollees | Mixed | ||
| 2 people | 2,947,000 | 104,866 | 38,455 | 105,889 |
| 3 people | 3,772,000 | 134,671 | 80,190 | 135,906 |
| 4 people | 4,584,000 | 163,987 | 118,770 | 165,995 |
| 5 people | 5,357,000 | 191,507 | 140,849 | 194,124 |
| 6 people | 6,095,000 | 217,374 | 170,355 | 220,815 |
| 7 people | 6,812,000 | 243,098 | 200,356 | 247,170 |
| 8 people | 7,530,000 | 271,291 | 233,543 | 277,236 |
| 9 people | 8,247,000 | 296,718 | 262,392 | 304,986 |
| 10 people | 8,964,000 | 324,452 | 291,356 | 336,105 |
* Excluding Long-term Care Insurance for the Elderly
Nutritional Risk Factors
- Holding at least one of the nutritional risk factors such as anemia, underweight, overweight, growth retardation, poor nutritional intake, etc.
Nutrition Education
- Conducted once a month as a principle
- Implemented in forms of group education, counseling, home visits, etc.
Supplementary Foods
- Foods supplied to complement nutrients that may be lacking in regular meals
- Provided from among 6 packages, depending on the target group or characteristics
- Supplies food items according to the prescribed package for each target group, such as rice, potatoes, eggs, milk, black beans, seaweed, carrots, canned tuna, tangerines or orange juice, etc.
- Delivered via a home delivery service
| Category | Applicable Foods by Food Package/th> |
|---|---|
| Infants 0-5 months | Infant formula |
| Infants 6-12 months | Infant formula, rice, potatoes, eggs, carrots |
| Children (1-6 years old) | Rice, potatoes, eggs, carrots, black beans, seaweed, milk |
| Pregnant and Mixed-Feeding Mothers | Rice, potatoes, eggs, carrots, black beans, seaweed, sea mustard, milk |
| Postpartum Mothers | Rice, potatoes, eggs, carrots, black beans, seaweed, sea mustard, milk |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding Mothers | Rice, potatoes, eggs, carrots, black beans, seaweed, sea mustard, chicken breast, orange juice, milk |