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733:(KCNA) news articles. Many of these news stories are about cases of triplets, and North Koreans are fascinated by triple births. When asked to explain this fascination, the doctors of the hospital explained that the third baby needs extra care as women only have two breasts for two children. As a result, the government provides help for mothers of triplets. It is thought that triplets are an omen for national prosperity.
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Mothers who have given birth to triplets and quadruplets are given gifts. Silver knives are given for boys, and gold rings are given to the mothers. Clothes, nutritious food and blankets are also given as gifts and receive further subsidies and care from an assigned medical worker until school age.
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Kim Jong-un gave orders to build a new wing for the hospital in 2012. The Breast Cancer
Research Center, also known as the Breast Cancer Institute, began operating in this wing on 8 October 2012. The institute has a floor space of 8,500 m on six floors and over 160 rooms. It contains rooms for
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were told on their visit to the hospital that international sanctions had previously stopped the hospital from obtaining necessary parts for an x-ray machine. Experts have responded unclearly on these claims that the sanctions could cause problems with medicine. However, the x-ray machine contains
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speculated from the news that these were Artis and
Somatom Emotion type medical scanners. However, modern medical equipment remains rare in the North Korean healthcare system, despite the presence of some advanced equipment from Siemens. As of February 2009 old equipment dating back from the 1970s
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As of 2014 the daily number of new patients was 400, and it has been estimated that 710,000 children have been born at the hospital. In 2006 around 30 babies were born daily. As of 17 June 2015, 453 triplets have been born in the hospital. The first triplets were born in
September 1980.
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Foreigners have been treated at the hospital, and many foreign children have been born here, including South Korean, Palestinian, and Cuban children. The first known South Korean baby to be born in North Korea was born on 10 October 2005 to a mother who had come to watch the
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have also visited. For instance, premier Choe Yong Rim and other party officials attended the opening ceremony of the Breast Cancer
Research Center's new wing on 8 October 2012. He made another field inspection on 30 December 2012.
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booths for family to communicate with a woman who has given birth, as family members are restricted from being in personal contact with the newborn and the mother for five days. It is believed that this helps to prevent infections.
377:—and the congress was followed by large construction projects continuing into the early 1980s. The hospital was completed in less than nine months. Completed in 1979, the hospital began operating on the 34th anniversary of the
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departments to ensure that a larger proportion of women would receive in-hospital care for childbirth by competent medical staff. The
Pyongyang Maternity Hospital's management and facilities were also improved at that time.
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with a new wing, equipped with modern medical equipment, which houses the Breast Cancer
Research Center. The hospital has a personal connection for Kim Jong-un, as it had for his father Kim Jong-il, as Kim Jong-un's mother
540:. They are meant to protect newborn babies and mothers from infection. Fathers and other visitors may not be in contact with mothers and babies for the first five days after birth, and in the meantime use these booths.
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exists, and there are facilities for producing traditional medicines within the hospital. A manufacturing unit for herbal medicines maintains extraction, sterilization, and storage units within the hospital.
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on 30 July 1980. The hospital was praised as one of the best in mainland
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Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, and as of 23 July 2015 the vice-director of the hospital is Han Myong-gun. As of 1989 70-percent of the staff was female.
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of three or more are cared for in the hospital until they weigh four kilograms. Triplets and above are further cared for within special baby homes until they reach four years of age.
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care, and 500 for children. Floor space of the hospital is 60,000 m on 13 floors and 2,030 rooms. There is also a library with 100,000 volumes.
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2135:"Lee Hee-ho Arrives in Pyongyang: Expectations of a Breakthrough in Inter-Korean Relations"
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Leader Kim Jong-un has visited and given field guidance at the hospital multiple times.
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The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom
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Ri, Ok Gyong (15 September 2012). Hong Chan Su; Ri Un Gyong (eds.).
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1666:"Pyongyang Maternity Hospital gets advanced Siemens scanners"
1635:"Maternity hospital: You are a father! Pyongyang North Korea"
1536:"Sci-Tech Disseminating Room in Pyongyang Maternity Hospital"
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Building finished in 1979. Started operating on 30 July 1980.
1866:"Chinese media: Pyongyang is exclusively for the privileged"
988:. Anthem Press. pp. xxi, 59–60, 160–161, 177–179, 205.
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1500, of which 1000 are for adults and 500 are for children
1953:"506th set of triplets leave Pyongyang Maternity Hospital"
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Patriarchy in East Asia: A Comparative Sociology of Gender
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filmed in 2000, was set in Pyongyang Maternity Hospital.
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1725:"Koreas' Peace Symposium pushes for more engagement"
1353:"This year sees a dozen triplet sets leave hospital"
1058:"DPRK Premier Opens Mammography Center in Pyongyang"
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Visitor booths for fathers and other family members.
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2261:. Korea Film Corporation. p. 1. Archived from
2043:"Foreign People Enjoying Good Fortune in Korea (1)"
1899:. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 86.
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2133:By Bak Eun-gyeong; Jeong Hwan-bo (6 August 2015).
2011:"DPRK Premier Visits Pyongyang Maternity Hospital"
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2189:Meghan Laurel Elizabeth Kirkwood (January 2011).
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1593:Martin Robinson; Ray Bartlett; Rob Whyte (2007).
358:The Pyongyang Maternity Hospital was part of the
1564:The Three Day Promise: A Korean Soldier's Memoir
656:, visited on 5 August 2015. Some members of the
2079:"'Unification Baby' Seen as Omen by N. Koreans"
1752:"Triplets Born in Pyongyang Maternity Hospital"
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909:. November 2005. pp. 26–27. Archived from
1834:"Reality, fiction hard to discern in N. Korea"
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1024:"Activist mother lauds hospital care in North"
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1842:. 30 October 2005. p. 2. Archived from
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35:Entrance of the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
2570:Kimilsungia and Kimjongilia Exhibition Hall
1373:"500th triplets born at maternity hospital"
1187:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 125.
770:South Pyongan Provincial Maternity Hospital
743:North Pyongan Provincial Maternity Hospital
371:6th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea
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2233:Korea Film Export & Import Corporation
1893:Ralph Hassig; Kongdan Oh (16 April 2015).
1567:. Pacifica Military History. p. 245.
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2705:Pyongyang International House of Culture
855:. Oxford University Press, USA. p.
317:The hospital employs a unique system of
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2305:Holloway, Andrew (2003). "Chapter 21".
1807:"Journey into the heart of North Korea"
1504:"Baby-Friendly Hospital Award Ceremony"
1409:University of California, San Francisco
943:Kim Jong-il's Leadership of North Korea
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667:visited the hospital in November 2000.
484:The Koryo Medical Gynecology Department
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2287:Codrington, Stephen (17 August 2009).
1664:Williams, Martyn (28 September 2012).
1181:Helen-Louise Hunter (1 January 1999).
745:were awarded plaques declaring them a
729:The hospital has commonly appeared in
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2864:Buildings and structures in Pyongyang
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695:An inside of the camera booth in use.
392:In 2012 the hospital was expanded by
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1633:Lafforgue, Eric (8 September 2008).
1133:. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 115.
606:The children and parents who bore a
982:Justin Corfield (1 December 2014).
2869:1980 establishments in North Korea
2720:Pyongyang Peoples Outdoor Ice Rink
2550:Kim Chaek University of Technology
2019:. 30 December 2012. Archived from
1404:"UCSF Doctor Explores North Korea"
1264:. SAGE Publications. p. 622.
1127:Robert Willoughby (22 July 2014).
1101:. 1998. p. 79. Archived from
985:Historical Dictionary of Pyongyang
940:Jae-Cheon Lim (24 November 2008).
671:Portrayals in North Korean culture
18:Hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea
14:
1502:Sahin, Nilgun (5 February 2009).
1442:. 4 November 2012. Archived from
1099:Foreign Language Publishing House
756:for attaining all ten targets of
741:Pyongyang Maternity Hospital and
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2480:Tourist attractions in Pyongyang
1805:Newson, Tomiko (13 April 2012).
1402:Miller, Jeff (26 October 2006).
1258:Andrea O'Reilly (6 April 2010).
1066:. 9 October 2012. Archived from
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638:. The baby was born on the 60th
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2735:Rungra People's Pleasure Ground
2730:Revolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery
2356:Kim Yoo-sung (12 August 2015).
2161:Shim, Elizabeth (6 July 2015).
1154:Kaku Sechiyama (1 March 2013).
2358:"Having a baby in North Korea"
2112:. Lonely Planet. p. 369.
1695:Mack, Benjamin (1 June 2014).
1478:The Foreign Language Magazines
1319:Mason, Margie (24 June 2013).
1022:Ser Myo-ja (6 November 2005).
522:A doctor working in an office.
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2849:Hospitals established in 1980
2615:Mangyongdae Children's Palace
2590:Korean Central History Museum
2289:"Trip to North Korea – Day 7"
1987:. 1 July 2012. Archived from
629:Foreign patients and visitors
451:Breast Cancer Research Center
416:Dental ward for the patients.
2765:Three Revolutions Exhibition
2710:Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
2522:East Pyongyang Grand Theatre
2373:Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
2225:조선 영화: 예술, 텔레비죤극, 기록, 과학, 아동
2016:North Korea Leadership Watch
1439:North Korea Leadership Watch
1297:. March 2005. pp. 14–15
1063:North Korea Leadership Watch
847:Jasper Becker (1 May 2005).
813:Pyongyang Medical University
536:and televisions is used for
423:neonatal intensive care unit
304:neonatal intensive care unit
264:Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
196:Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
24:Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
2740:Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
1476:. No. 680. Pyongyang:
1091:Kim Jong Il – Brief History
478:Traditional Korean medicine
401:died due to breast cancer.
386:obstetric and gynecological
326:Traditional Korean medicine
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2680:People's Palace of Culture
2650:Monument to Party Founding
2600:Kumsusan Palace of the Sun
2527:Grand People's Study House
2297:See also the accompanying
1261:Encyclopedia of Motherhood
1213:Kang Su Jong (July 2015).
749:on 5 February 2009 by the
731:Korean Central News Agency
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425:operates at the hospital.
2625:Mansu Hill Grand Monument
2532:International Cinema Hall
2491:April 25 House of Culture
2486:
2293:www.stephencodrington.com
1601:. Lonely Planet. p.
1184:Kim Il-song's North Korea
946:. Routledge. p. 22.
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654:First Lady of South Korea
195:
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2874:Maternity in North Korea
2854:Hospitals in North Korea
2595:Korean Revolution Museum
2224:
1723:Leo, Leo (26 May 2015).
1561:Donald K. Chung (1989).
788:Education in North Korea
556:medical imaging scanners
2700:Pyongyang Grand Theatre
2645:Mirae Scientists Street
2844:Education in Pyongyang
2770:Tomb of King Tongmyŏng
2565:Kim Il Sung University
2140:The Kyunghyang Shinmun
1160:. BRILL. p. 215.
793:Eugene Bell Foundation
747:Baby-Friendly Hospital
677:Culture of North Korea
644:Foreign tourist groups
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534:closed circuit cameras
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417:
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2789:Victorious War Museum
2675:Party Founding Museum
2496:Arch of Reunification
808:Pyongyang#Health care
798:Health in North Korea
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575:Patients and visitors
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476:Further information:
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2635:Mansudae Art Theatre
2199:University of Kansas
2077:(20 November 2005).
1029:Korea Joongang Daily
823:Women in North Korea
640:Party Foundation Day
472:Traditional medicine
375:Party Foundation Day
234:Revised Romanization
2859:Maternity hospitals
2725:Pyongyang Skatepark
2640:Mausoleum of Tangun
2630:Mansudae Art Studio
2620:Mangyongdae Funfair
2560:Kim Il-sung Stadium
2421:A gallery of photos
2376:. Pyongyang, DPRK:
2308:A Year in Pyongyang
2109:Lonely Planet Korea
1958:The Pyongyang Times
1931:The Pyongyang Times
1378:The Pyongyang Times
1361:. 23 December 2020.
1358:The Pyongyang Times
818:Reproductive health
566:Members of the NGO
514:Equipment and staff
379:Law on Sex Equality
92:39.02444; 125.78056
83: /
2745:Ryongwang Pavilion
2585:Korean Art Gallery
2580:Korea Stamp Museum
2555:Kim Il Sung Square
2507:Central Youth Hall
2265:on 11 October 2015
1991:on 12 October 2014
1926:"Blessed triplets"
1639:www.flickriver.com
1480:. pp. 30–31.
660:delegation led by
636:Arirang Mass Games
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563:was still in use.
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432:patients, 350 for
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159:Maternity hospital
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2660:Moranbong Theatre
2575:Korea Central Zoo
2545:Kaeson Youth Park
2119:978-1-74220-356-0
2084:Los Angeles Times
1906:978-1-4422-3719-3
1874:. 9 December 2014
1839:The Baltimore Sun
1786:. 28 October 2009
1612:978-1-74104-558-1
1574:978-1-890988-51-7
1271:978-1-4522-6629-9
1194:978-0-275-96296-8
1167:978-90-04-23060-6
1140:978-1-84162-476-1
995:978-1-78308-341-1
953:978-1-134-01712-6
866:978-0-19-803810-8
724:television series
719:, a North Korean
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594:Caesarean section
506:with and without
436:patients, 57 for
292:teaching hospital
283:P'yŏngyang Sanwon
260:
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254:P'yŏngyang Sanwon
248:McCune–Reischauer
240:Pyeongyang Sanwon
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163:medical education
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2695:Pyongyang Circus
2665:Munsu Water Park
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