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A Time to Embrace New Life and Care for One Another… Busan Metropolitan City to Host the 21st Pregnant Women’s Day Commemorative Event

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that it will hold the 21st Pregnant Women’s Day Commemorative Event for pregnant women and their families today, October 7, at 2:00 p.m. in the Culture Hall on the ninth floor of Shinsegae Centum City.

The event has been organized in celebration of Pregnant Women’s Day on October 10 to foster a culture of consideration and respect for pregnant women, reaffirm the value of pregnancy and childbirth, and support healthy pregnancies and childbirth.

This year’s event, in particular, will include not only pregnant women but also their spouses, providing an opportunity for couples to reflect on one another’s feelings throughout pregnancy and childbirth and to consider the meaning of family together. A total of 100 couples, or 200 people, consisting of pregnant women living in Busan and their spouses, are expected to participate.

The event will feature a commemorative ceremony, a sand art performance, and a talk concert. Going beyond the simple delivery of information, the program has been designed as a healing and communication program focused on the emotional well-being of expectant parents and communication between couples.

One of the event’s main programs will be a talk concert with Professor Lee Ho-seon.

Under the theme “Embracing Life, Caring for Myself,” the talk concert will feature Professor Lee Ho-seon, who appears on the currently airing tvN STORY program “Lee Ho-seon Counseling Center,” as the speaker.

Professor Lee Ho-seon is a specially appointed professor at Soongsil Cyber University whose work focuses on family counseling, marital relationships, parent education, and communication. She engages with the public through television appearances and lectures.

During the talk concert, participants will explore the emotional changes that may occur during pregnancy and childbirth and the feelings experienced by expectant parents. The discussion will also cover empathy and communication within families, marital relationships and healthy dialogue, and ways for couples to prepare together for childbirth and child-rearing.

In particular, the program will consider not only the feelings of expectant mothers preparing for pregnancy and childbirth but also those of the spouses who support them. It is expected to provide an opportunity for couples to think together about how to understand and care for one another as they prepare to become parents.

The event will then continue with a sand art performance that beautifully portrays the experience of carrying new life.

Under the message “Supporting a Healthy Today and a Happy Tomorrow for Every Pregnant Woman,” the performance will use a beautiful story unfolding in sand to reaffirm the value of pregnancy and childbirth and convey encouragement to pregnant women and their families.

Meanwhile, Busan Metropolitan City is implementing a range of support programs tailored to each stage of pregnancy and childbirth so that pregnant women and families with newborns can prepare for childbirth and raise their children in good health and happiness.

During the pregnancy stage, the city provides support for preconception health management and infertility treatment expenses. After childbirth, it supports postpartum care expenses and provides maternal and newborn health management services to help mothers recover and newborns grow healthily. The city is also creating a safe postpartum care environment through systematic management and inspections of private postpartum care centers.

Busan Metropolitan City plans to continue building a comprehensive support system that gives pregnant women and families with newborns peace of mind from the time they begin preparing for pregnancy through childbirth and postpartum recovery.

Jo Gyu-yul, Director-General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, said, “Pregnancy and childbirth are not a journey for one person alone, but a precious time for families to share their feelings and prepare together. I hope this event will give pregnant women and their spouses an opportunity to understand one another’s feelings and exchange heartfelt encouragement.”

He added, “Busan Metropolitan City will continue to expand practical support from pregnancy through childbirth and postpartum recovery so that pregnant women and families with newborns can welcome a new member of the family in good health and happiness.”