SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s total births and fertility rate fell to record lows in 2022, data showed Wednesday, signaling a red alarm on the growth potential of Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Only 249,000 babies were born in 2022, down 11,000 from a year earlier, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea. [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly passed a bill requiring medical institutions to report the births of newborns to local governments Friday, after two unregistered babies were found dead in a refrigerator last week. The revision to the Act on Registration of Family Relations came amid public outrage over shocking revelations that [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea hit yet another fresh low in April, data showed Wednesday, further extending the decline in the population of Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Only 18,484 babies were born in April this year, sinking 12.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the monthly [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — With recent reports from the state auditor that some 2,000 babies born in South Korea since 2015 were undocumented after birth, concerns are growing regarding births occurring outside of hospitals. According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare and Statistics Korea, births occurring outside of hospitals account for 1 [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Smoke emanating from wildfires can have adverse effects on the health of newborn babies residing in close proximity, a study indicated Sunday. A research team from Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Medicine examined the birth weight of infants born to mothers who had been exposed to wildfires that occurred in the [...]
SEOUL, June 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Pregnant women who experience high exposure to air pollutants face an increased risk of their babies developing both autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and epilepsy, a study showed Sunday. A research team from Korea University Ansan Hospital conducted a study involving 843,134 pregnant women registered with the National Health Insurance [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea fell to a fresh low in March, data showed Wednesday, exacerbating the dire population crisis of Asia’s No. 4 economy. Only 21,138 babies were born in March this year, down 8.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dropped to yet another record low level in February, data showed Wednesday, further highlighting the population crisis facing Asia’s No. 4 economy. Only 19,939 babies were born in February this year, down 3.7 percent from a year earlier, according to the [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of firstborns among total births is on the rise, indicating that there are fewer South Korean women giving birth to more than one child. About 56,000 newborn babies last year were firstborns, accounting for 62.7 percent of all newborn children. It is the highest rate since 1981, [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of babies born in South Korea dipped to yet another fresh low in January, data showed Wednesday, reflecting the dire population crisis in Asia’s fourth-largest economy. Just 23,179 babies were born in January this year, sinking 6 percent from a year earlier, according to the data from [...]