Pregnant woman loses baby after she was turned away by 6 hospitals

A woman who was 29 weeks pregnant was airlifted 280 kilometers to Busan late Friday after six nearby hospitals declined to admit her, resulting in the death of the fetus, fire authorities said Sunday. According to authorities, the woman had been admitted to an obstetrics clinic in Cheongju, North Gyeongsang Province, due to bleeding. The clinic called 119 around 11 p.m. after the fetal heart rate dropped. Six hospitals refused the transfer, citing a shortage of available specialists, among other

By The Korea Herald