SEOUL, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A report analyzing the circumstances of South Korean married women using data from a survey conducted in 2018 was published by the Korean Institute for Health and Social Affairs on Friday. The survey was conducted to investigate the conditions surrounding birth rate, family health and welfare. According to the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of South Korean mothers giving birth to their first child received caesarean sections in 2017, data showed Sunday, with the percentage rising over recent years. According to the data compiled by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service, 48.8 percent of mothers giving birth for the first [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — An obstetrician who ordered a nurse to act on his behalf for 10 hours using the popular KakaoTalk mobile messaging app was able to avoid criminal punishment for the death of the newborn, but has been held liable for damages in civil court. On December 27, the Seoul High [...]
JEJU, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — An Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin released into the wild off South Korea’s largest island of Jeju three years ago was confirmed this week to have given birth, a team of South Korean and Japanese researchers said Friday. The team, comprised of researchers from Jeju, Ewha Womans and Kyoto universities, said [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of triplets born in South Korea more than doubled over a six-year period, a report showed Thursday, reflecting a national trend in multiple births. The report was conducted by teams from the Catholic University of Korea and the Catholic University of Korea Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital based [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of newborn babies in South Korea is expected to be around 360,000 for all of 2017, data showed Sunday, marking the first time for the figure to fall below 400,000. According to the data compiled by the country’s health ministry and statistics agency, the number of newborn [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that the rate of deformities in newborn babies in Korea is increasing. Approximately 5.5 babies per 100 are born with birth defects. Air pollution, endocrine-disruptors, and a lack of folic acid are believed to be the leading factors behind the increased prevalence of the [...]