SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Female workers working more than 70 hours per week are 1.7 times more likely to suffer a miscarriage than those who work fewer than 50 hours a week. A research team led by Prof. Lee Jun-hee from Soonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul and Prof. Lee Wan-hyung from Gachon University Gil [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has shown that the miscarriage rate in South Korea is three times higher than average in areas without obstetrics hospitals or clinics. A research team led by Professor Lee Jin-yong from Seoul National University announced the results on Thursday after conducting a study of 371,341 females [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Women who work have a greater chance of miscarrying, with the annual rate at 23 percent, data showed Monday. According to a team of researchers led by Kim Eun-Ah from the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, the miscarriage numbers for working women were 3.9 percentage points higher than [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Those who believe history to be an endless repeating cycle rather than a linear sequence of events may feel justified in their convictions as South Korea once again groans under the weight of a consumer goods scandal that has dominated the public consciousness in recent days. The general fear, [...]