Pregnancy & Childbirth Support
Foreigners enrolled in health insurance can receive maternity care similar to Korean nationals. If you’re registered (ARC or domestic residence report), you can use the pregnancy/childbirth medical voucher (National Happiness Card) and your local health center’s prenatal tests, supplements, and classes. After birth, handle follow-ups like the child’s birth registration and status.
What to bring
- ARC (or domestic residence report)
- Proof of health-insurance enrollment
- Pregnancy confirmation from a hospital (for the voucher)
- Maternity handbook (once issued)
- National Happiness Card (the maternity medical voucher)
Step by step
- 1Register at your local health center/hospital after confirming pregnancy
- 2Get the pregnancy confirmation and apply for the maternity voucher (National Happiness Card)
- 3Attend prenatal checkups and give birth (use health-center maternity programs)
- 4After birth, register the birth and check the child’s status/registration
Tips
- ⚠️ Amounts/eligibility/requirements depend on status, insurance, and region — always confirm with your health center or Danuri.
- The voucher requires you to be registered (ARC or domestic residence report).
- For the child’s birth registration/status, check with both your embassy and immigration ☎1345 (it varies by country).
- Multicultural families can get multilingual help from the Danuri Call Center.
Key contacts
- Danuri Call Center ☎1577-1366 (24h multilingual)
- Health & Welfare Call Center ☎129
- Local public health center
- Voucher info www.voucher.go.kr
Related guides
This is general guidance and may change over time. Always verify the latest details with the official source before applying.
Last updated: 2026-06-09