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“Oh, she also made sure everything was clean and tidy. And since I struggled with a low milk supply, she urged me to eat more and more. Does your country also provide postpartum nannies?”
Aisha’s video was watched more than 4.4 million times on TikTok
Hiring a nanny can get pretty pricey
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Anyone with a child likely knows just how pricey hiring a nanny can be. In the US, for instance, the average hourly rate for a nanny is nearly $20 dollars per hour—$19.15, to be exact—adding up to roughly $766 per week, based onCare’s 2024 data. And that’s for one child only, so having two bundles of joy might result in an even stronger hit to the wallet.
That’s what makes the price Aisha paid for a nanny in Korea somewhat unbelievable: for only $50 a day, the angel of a woman that is a Korean postpartum nanny took care of not only the newest addition to the family, but the cooking and the chores, too, and even played with the toddler in the family.
“The subsidy can be spent on expenses to recover a mother’s health such as a postpartum care center, maternity helper service and purchase of medicine,” Korea.net reports.
Needless to say, providing proper care for the newborn is crucial, but so is taking care of the mother; especially during the time it takes for her to recover after childbirth, as it can have long-lasting detrimental effects.
“Many postpartum conditions cause considerable suffering in women’s daily life long after birth, both emotionally and physically, and yet they are largely underappreciated, underrecognized, and underreported,” Director of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research at WHO,Dr. Pascale Allotey, emphasized.
She also noted that throughout their lives, women need access to a range of services from health-care providers in order to enjoy good health and quality of life. According toThe Klogskin care blog, moms in Korea typically choose from three main forms of postpartum care services—a postpartum care center (known locally asjoriwon), an at-home postpartum caretaker (calledsanhudoumi), or at-home postpartum massages.
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