The rate of preterm births grew from 6 per cent in 2011 to 9.2 per cent in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SEOUL - The preterm birth rate in South Korea is on the rise, while the country’s overall birthrate reached an all-time low, data showed on Sunday.
The rate of preterm births grew from 6 per cent to 9.2 per cent, and the rate of infants born with a low birth weight increased from 5.2 per cent to 7.2 per cent.Typically, babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy are considered premature. Low birthweight refers to babies born weighing less than 2.5kg.
In recent years, twins and higher-order multiples – also known as multiple births, in which the mother gives birth to two or more babies - have increased largely due to fertility treatments. Statistics showed that the number of twins and multiple births slightly increased from 139,000 in 2011 to 140,000 in 2021 amid a steep decline in total number of births.
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