Taichung City Maternity Benefits: Birth Allowance or In-Home Postpartum Care—Choose One ($2016$ Pilot Program)

This article introduces Taichung City Government's $2016$ pilot program for 'in-home postpartum care service,' offered as a new maternity benefit option. Mothers must choose between either a '$10,000$ per child birth allowance' OR 'free in-home postpartum care for $80$ hours (valued at approximately $20,000$).' The service was scheduled for implementation in July, with only $120$ spots available that year. Services include postpartum meal preparation and parenting guidance, though some expressed concerns about the professional qualifications of care providers and insufficient service hours.