Pre-pregnancy and Pregnancy Subsidy and Mother-Infant Friendliness
In order to enhance the fertility intentions of women of childbearing age and their spouses, Taoyuan City has been offering the Diversified Healthy and Happy Family Subsidy Plan since 2015, which provides preconception health checkup subsidies for both men and women, amniocentesis during pregnancy, screening of maternal blood for Down syndrome and subsidy for TCM pregnancy and fetal raising. 13,256 people were subsidized in 2022. The mother-infant friendly gesture keeps continuously being promoted, within 11 mother-infant friendly hospitals and 35 postpartum care Institutions this concept has been engaged in 2023 to create a breastfeeding-friendly environment. With the outreach activities and subsidies of Taoyuan City, the average utilization rate of prenatal examinations for pregnant women in Taoyuan City is 96.9%, which is greater than the average rate of 96.1% in Taiwan. In addition, in response to the expansion of subsidies for infertility treatment direction of the central government in July 2021, starting from 2022 women's pre-pregnancy health examination under the City’s Healthy and Happy Family Subsidy Plan have been added with the glycated hemoglobin test, making the total items for examination from 8 to 9. The age limitation for the first trimester of Down's syndrome screening has been canceled, and the subsidy for the second trimester of Down's syndrome screening subsidy is included; however, the Down's syndrome screening is only subsidized for one trimester of the citizen’s choice. In 2023, the preconception health checkup subsidy has been expanded to include people whose spouses are domiciled in the city by removing the marriage requirement. Presently, the eligibility criteria has been adjusted to include nulliparas who are domiciled in the city (or whose spouse is domiciled in the city.)