South Korea Wants to Raise Its Birthrate but Doesn’t Have Enough NICU Doctors

South Korea faces a critical healthcare crisis as its struggle to combat demographic decline collides with a severe shortage of neonatal intensive care physicians. The nation's alarmingly low fertility rates compound the challenge, creating a paradoxical situation where efforts to encourage childbirth are undermined by inadequate emergency medical infrastructure for vulnerable newborns. This systemic gap threatens both maternal confidence and infant survival rates.

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