SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is enhancing the size of medical subsidies provided to women pregnant with multiple children. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Thursday that medical vouchers for such women, which were previously limited to 1.4 million won (US$1,090), regardless of the number of babies they were carrying (twins [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of every four women who suffered physical and sexual violence from their spouses also experienced violence during pregnancy, a recent survey showed. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family released a report Thursday titled “2019 Survey on Domestic Violence” based on a survey of 9,060 people, including [...]
SUWON, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Doctors from the Gyeonggi Korean Medicine Association had a 10 percent success rate last year with a special treatment program for women who were struggling to conceive. According to the association, 270 women were provided with Korean medicine treatments such as liquid medicine, acupuncture, and moxibustion. The association was [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government encourages women to give birth a lot, but many pregnant women in Korea have actually received unfair treatment in their workplaces. In particular, Korean nurses should have a child in sequence. The Korea Health and Medical Workers’ Union published a report surveying 1,826 medical workers from [...]