Called a taehangari, taeho or taehang in Korean, this white porcelain placenta jar is a type of vessel used to enshrine the placenta of royal offspring after their birth. In Korea, the placenta was believed to be a symbol of the life force of the fetus and thus kept it in a specially-arranged place.
During the Joseon Dynasty, it was believed that preserving the tae (placenta and umbilical cord) of a newborn baby would ensure a healthy, advantageous life for the child.
Doljabi is a tradition where the baby is placed in front of various items or objects. Then, the baby is encouraged to grab one or two items from the set of objects where each choice symbolizes a certain future of the baby with respect to his or her career or a lifestyle.
Situated in the small Korean town of Seongju, some 130 kilometers outside of Daegu, is an unusual shrine that houses the placentas and umbilical cords of the children of King Sejong, one of the country's most beloved rulers.
Traditionally, fathers are not allowed in attendance for a c-section. Dad in Delivery Room Most facilities will allow the father in the delivery room; however, some may expect him to have a seat in the waiting room and then take a peak through the nursery room glass.
If you are working in South Korea, by law you are guaranteed 90 days of paid maternity leave. 45 of those days must be taken after the baby is born. If your child is born later than expected, additional days can be added to your paid maternity leave.
Giving birth in South Korea without health insurance is possible, but it will be costly. If using the NHI, the general cost for having a baby in South Korea is as follows: Pre-natal tests and treatments: 30—80,000 KRW (25—70 USD) Vaginal delivery: 7,100,000 KRW (6,000 USD)
During the Joseon era, some believed that fraternal twins were bad luck. One of the twins had to be eliminated and it was usually the girl, since a woman was considered less worthy and certainly could not inherit the throne. Sometimes the female infant was given away, sometimes she was left to die.
On The King's Affection, it is said that the birth of twins is a bad omen because the two look alike, so when one of them becomes the king, it may confuse the public into thinking there are two kings, causing chaos and unrest in the country.
While some claim that placentophagy can prevent postpartum depression; reduce postpartum bleeding; improve mood, energy and milk supply; and provide important micronutrients, such as iron, there's no evidence that eating the placenta provides health benefits. Placentophagy can be harmful to you and your baby.
Meaning “eternal blossom that never fades,” it has been an important symbol of Korean culture for centuries.
“In Korea, starting from when you're in the hospital, from when the baby is born you eat miyeok guk,” she said. “So there was a point that for one month, I just ate seaweed soup.” Postpartum care is known as sanhujori. It's traditionally provided by the new mother's family members and in-law families.
Most Koreans are against their first son marrying a foreigner. It has been said that they have to continue the family line by marrying a Korean. Therefore, the trend of having a multicultural relationship in Korea is not normalized.
Initially, adoption was viewed as a way to remove mixed race children – who were born to Korean mothers and American soldiers during and after the Korean War – from society. Due to the country's history as “baby exporters,” adoption is a somewhat taboo subject in South Korea.
The international adoption of South Korean children was at first started as a result of a large number of orphaned mixed children from the Korean War after 1953, but later included orphaned Korean children.
Some of the factors cited for the low fertility rate are expensive housing, gender and social inequality, low levels of social mobility, and the huge expense of raising children in a highly competitive and expensive education system. Korean women are also having children later in life.
Jang Ok-jeong (장옥정), also known as Hui-bin Jang (장희빈), was an exceptional beauty in the Joseon Dynasty who was the only person recorded in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty about her beautiful features.
East Asia. In the Far East, South Korea is especially restrictive with bans on marriage out to third cousins, with all couples having the same surname and region of origin having been prohibited from marrying until 1997. Taiwan and North Korea also prohibit first-cousin marriage.
The sun and moon symbolize the king and queen while the five peaks denotes a mythical place. The screen serves to display the majesty of the Joseon royal court.
The Youth Protection Revision Act, commonly known as the Shutdown Law or Cinderella Law, was an act of the South Korean National Assembly which forbade children under the age of sixteen to play online video games between the hours of 00:00 and 06:00.
Hair often has a special meaning ― the site of a person's strength, for example, as in the tale of Samson and Delilah, or the location of the soul. In Korea, during the Joseon Dynasty, men and women were forbidden to cut their hair, since it was viewed as a legacy from parents and thus something to be preserved.
Noblemen could have only one wife and several concubines but their children born from commoner or slave concubines were considered illegitimate and denied any yangban rights. The roles and rights of women were reduced compared to previous eras in Korean history.
Families receive 700,000 won ($528) in cash per month for infants up to the age of one and 350,000 won ($264) per month for infants under two, with the payments set to rise to 1 million won ($755) and 500,000 won ($377), respectively, in 2024.
In the past 20 years, South Korea has recorded some of the lowest fertility and marriage levels in the world. As of 2021, South Korea is the country with the world's lowest total fertility rate at 0.81. The TFR of the capital Seoul was 0.63 in 2021.
A two-child policy is a government-imposed limit of two children allowed per family or the payment of government subsidies only to the first two children.