Fatal cases of abandoned newborns in Korea raise concerns over existing support systems, as recent incidents highlight the inadequacy of punishment in preventing these tragedies and the need for improved protective measures.
The 9-month-old baby of a Japanese tourist couple, who was injured in a taxi crash last month in Seoul last month, has died, police confirmed Tuesday.
Police have launched an investigation into the death of a baby born aboard a flight from the Philippines to Incheon International Airport.
The lightest newborn ever recorded in Korea has safely gone home 198 days after her birth. Weighing in at just 260 grams (9.17 ounces), Ye-rang was born on April 22 at 25 weeks and five days of gestation.
A growing number of women in their 50s and 60s are finding part-time work in caretaking and housekeeping services, while the number of men in delivery work has decreased compared to last year.
The government, the legislature and social organizations must consider the adoption of the anonymous birth system under protection by society.
Three more additional cases of parents burying newborns that were not reported to the local governments were discovered since a nationwide investigation started since Wednesday. Most of the cases were caused by economic hardship.
The baby weighed 800 grams (1.7 pounds) and was 50 centimeters tall (19.7 inches). The naked corpse was found by a sanitation worker around 3 a.m. on Thursday.
A nine-month old infant with Vietnamese parents died of suffocation just a week after he was enrolled in a daycare last year. The daycare director covered the child with a blanket and placed a pillow and a cushion to force the child to fall asleep.
The mother of an eight-month-old infant who died while the mother was out of the house was given a suspended sentence after the court blamed society for "failing to protect socially vulnerable groups."
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