Children go through rapid physical development during infancy and can easily contract diseases due to a significant drop in the immunity acquired from their mother. Infants can obtain healthcare and essential vaccinations for free at public health centers.
3kg at birth, 6kg after 6 months, 9 kg after a year
50cm at birth, 75cm after a year
4 months | Can control head and can twist from side to side while lying down |
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5 months | Can turn over (from stomach to back) |
6 months | Can turn from back to stomach and can push up with both arms while lying flat |
7 months | Can sit with assistance |
8 months | Can sit without assistance |
9 months | Crawls |
10 months | Can stand up with support (e.g. furniture) |
12 months | Can walk with support |
In raising a child, you may experience conflict with family members due to differences in opinions on childrearing. These conflicts are common between parents-in-law and young couples. Talk through the conflict with your parents-in-law.
Vaccinations protect your baby from communicable diseases by developing the baby's immunity.
* Vaccination records are managed by computer system. This is only to double-check for any missed out vaccination information.
* If the child keeps fretting, does not eat, or seems different from usual, see a doctor.
To increase the immunization rates and establish a foundation for the eradication of vaccinated infectious diseases, the government supports the entire cost (vaccination fee and implementation cost) for 17 types of vaccination to children under the age of 12 years.
Children with resident registration numbers and alien registration numbers (including exemptions) are qualifed to receive free vaccinations at public health centers or the nearest designated healthcare organization. Foreigners who stayed in Korea for more than 3 months and have not registered as aliens can also get free vaccinations at public health centers if they present documents (passports) proving their personal identity at public health centers and receive identity numbers for vaccinations.
For designated healthcare organizations, please visit the website of the National Inoculation Program (http://nip.cdc.go.kr) → Vaccination management for my child → Find medical institution (Also available on the mobile app)
Supported infectious diseases | Types of vaccines | Number of vaccinations | Birth~ 1 month | 1 month | 2 month | 4 month | 6 month | 12 month | 15 month |
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Tuberculosis | BCG (intradermal) | 1 | 1time | ||||||
Hepatitis B | HepB | 3 | 1st time | 2nd time | 3rd time | ||||
Diphtheria◀tetanus◀pertussis | DTaP | 5 | 1st time | 2nd time | 3rd time | 4th time | |||
Tdap/Td | 1 | ||||||||
Poliomyelitis | IPV | 4 | 1st time | 2nd time | 3rd time | ||||
Haemophilus influenzae type b | Hib | 4 | 1st time | 2nd time | 3rd time | 4th time | |||
Pneumococcus | PCV | 4 | 1st time | 2nd time | 3rd time | 4th time | |||
PPSV | - | ||||||||
Measles·Mumps·Rubella | MMR | 2 | 1st time | ||||||
Varicella | VAR | 1 | 1time | ||||||
Hepatitis A | HepA | 2 | 1st to 2nd time | ||||||
Japanese encephalitis | IJEV (Inactive vaccine) | 5 | 1st to 2nd time | ||||||
LJEV (Attenuated live vaccine) | 2 | 1st time | |||||||
Human papillomavirus infection | HPV | 2 | |||||||
Influenza | IIV | - | Every year |
Supported infectious diseases | Types of vaccines | Number of vaccinations | 18 months | 19~23 months | 24~35 months | 4 years | 6 years | 11 years | 12 years |
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Tuberculosis | BCG (intradermal) | 1 | |||||||
Hepatitis B | HepB | 3 | |||||||
Diphtheria◀tetanus◀pertussis | DTaP | 5 | 4th time | 5th time | |||||
Tdap/Td | 1 | 6th time | |||||||
Poliomyelitis | IPV | 4 | 3rd time | 4th time | |||||
Haemophilus influenzae type b | Hib | 4 | |||||||
Haemophilus influenzae type b | PCV | 4 | |||||||
PPSV | - | Only for high-risk groups | |||||||
Measles·Mumps·Rubella | MMR | 2 | 2nd time | ||||||
Varicella | VAR | 1 | |||||||
Hepatitis A | HepA | 2 | 1st to 2nd time | ||||||
Japanese encephalitis | IJEV (Inactive vaccine) | 5 | 1st to 2nd time | 3rd time | 4th time | 5th time | |||
LJEV (Attenuated live vaccine) | 2 | 1st time | 2nd time | ||||||
Human papillomavirus infection | HPV | 2 | 1st to 2nd time | ||||||
1st to 2nd time | IIV | - | Every year |
* DTaP, IPV, and Hib vaccines can be inoculated with DTaP-IPV mixed vaccine or DTaP-IPV/Hib mixed vaccine according to the inoculation schedule
Some vaccines can be inoculated on later dates after consulting with a doctor when the recommended schedule is delayed
The National Inoculation Program website(https://nip.cdc.go.kr)and mobile application provides various kinds of information on vaccinations. You can also check your child’s vaccination history.
* To use the National Inoculation Program website or mobile app, you need to frst register via the National Inoculation Program website and fll in your child’s information.
- Log in to the National Inoculation Program website → Vaccination Management→ Vaccination management for my child → Register the child’s information → View the child’s vaccination history
- Log into the National Inoculation Program mobile app → Vaccination for my child → Baby diary
You can obtain (print out) a vaccination certifcate (Korean and English) from the National Inoculation Program website.
An authentication certificate is required for issuance of a vaccination certificate
When you agree to get text messages to help you remember your child’s next vaccination, you can get text services in advance for the child’s next vaccination according to the schedule. When the vaccination is delayed from the recommended period, you can get the text service to be informed about it. If you want a text message service in foreign language, you need to request the registration of your phone number and the desired language at the vaccination center.
Multi-language service (nine languages): Russian, Mongolian, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese, English, Filipino
This program prevents newborn babies whose mothers have Hepatitis B from acquiring Hepatitis B. All expenses necessary for protective inoculations of immunoglobulin and Hepatitis B, antigen, and antibody tests are covered for newborn babies.
Depending on the initial results, re-vaccination and re-inspection may be required (all expenses will be supported)
Total of 4 vaccinations are given to premature infants born at less than 37 weeks of pregnancy with a birth weight less than 2kg (at birth, 1month, 2months, and 6months)