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The 280-Day Journey Together… Busan Metropolitan City Hosts the “20th Pregnant Women’s Day Commemorative Event”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will host the “20th Pregnant Women’s Day Commemorative Event” tomorrow (October 1) at 3:00 p.m. in the Culture Hall on the 9th floor of Shinsegae Department Store Centum City.

This event is being held to commemorate Pregnant Women’s Day (October 10) under the slogan “A 280-Day Journey, Welcoming a New Family Together.” The slogan conveys that the 280-day journey of carrying precious life is not the responsibility of the expectant mother alone, but rather a process supported and created by families and society, signifying the move toward a warm and caring community.

The event is hosted by the city and organized by the Busan Branch of the Planned Population and Health Association, with around 200 participants including pregnant women and their families.

The program includes the Pregnant Women’s Day commemorative ceremony, side events (exhibitions), a special lecture, and a gala musical performance.

Highlights include:

• ●An exhibition of award-winning works from the 2nd Population Policy Festival (2025)

• ●The “Becoming Mom Gala Musical: A 280-Day Journey to the Birth of a New Family”

• ●A special lecture on “Prenatal Coaching Methods to Make My Child a Happy Leader”

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Meanwhile, the city is implementing various policies to foster a pregnancy- and childbirth-friendly environment.

In particular, starting this year, the city launched the “Busan-Style Postnatal Care Support Project,” providing 1 million KRW in postnatal care expenses per newborn born in Busan.

Additionally, the city is carrying out diverse initiatives such as the “Preconception Health Management Project,” which supports the cost of essential fertility tests for the prevention of infertility and healthy pregnancy and childbirth, and the “Maternal and Newborn Health Management Project,” which dispatches health managers to households with newborns to support the health of mothers and infants.

Cho Gyuyul, Director General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau of the city, stated, “We hope that expectant mothers and their families will share love and happiness through this event, and that it will serve as an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the preciousness of pregnancy and childbirth.” He added, “Going forward, the city will continue to promote diverse policies to make Busan a great place to give birth and raise children, and we will do our utmost to create a vibrant city filled with the joyful laughter of children.”