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KMID : 1124020200360040001
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Korean Social Security Studies
2020 Volume.36 No. 4 p.1 ~ p.32
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An Analysis of Maternal and Child Healthcare Services in South Korea
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Park In-Hee
Moon Da-Seul
Lee Jae-Kyung
Oh In-Seong
Chung Hae-Joo
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Abstract
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Proper interventions in the phase of early child development is necessary since the experience of mothers and children in the period can affect the development and health of children over time. The maternal and child healthcare services provided during early child development are essential to protect and promote a healthy start and growth of all children. There has been a lack of research that comprehensively analyzed maternal and child healthcare services in South Korea despite a few studies that examined individual programs. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze all of the maternal and child healthcare services in South Korea synthetically to identify their current status and limitations and to suggest policy directions. This study classified the 24 maternal and child healthcare services according to the life course and the intensity of needs. We analyzed the programs based on the intended subjects, benefit types, timing of support, and agencies in charge of each program, etc. Identified limitations of current maternal and child healthcare services are as follow: First, it is based on the application of users (opt-in). Second, the ‘in-cash’ benefit type constitutes most of the programs and the ‘in-services’ type is relatively scarce. Third, the ‘indicated support’ programs for families of children with additional needs are insufficient. Fourth, the life-course coverage range is restricted to only before and after the childbirth. Finally, there is a lack of connectivities and integrations. For the better maternal and child healthcare for the early childhood development, time- (life-course), place- (care in community), and services- (by intensity of needs) level integration should be considered. Furthermore, to ensure that these links work smoothly, the services should be based on the intersectoral cooperation system from the perspective of “Health in all policy (HiAP)”.
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KEYWORD
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Early Childhood Development, Early Intervention, Maternal, Infants, Child, Healthcare Services, Maternal and Child Health, Universal Support, Targeted Support, Indicated Support, Health in All Policies
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