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Nurse sacked for posting offensive images of hospitalized newborns

A nurse at Daegu Catholic University Medical Center was fired for posting an abusive image of an infant in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the hospital said Friday.

2025-04-11

Hospital investigates two more nurses for allegedly sharing posts mocking newborns

Daegu Catholic University Hospital said Tuesday it was investigating two more nurses for allegedly sharing social media posts by a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse mocking newborns in her care.

2025-04-08

'Just sleep already': Police seize phone of disgruntled newborn nurse over social media posts

Police said Monday they seized the phone of a Daegu Catholic University Medical Center neonatal nurse who allegedly posted photos with infants on social media containing inappropriate captions.

2025-04-07

Daegu hospital apologizes after nurse uploads photos mocking newborn babies

Daegu Catholic University Medical Center issued a public apology video after a nurse working in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) posted content scorning newborn babies on social media.

2025-04-06

Woman collapses in airport, gives birth in ambulance after being rejected by multiple hospitals

A Vietnamese woman gave birth to her son in an ambulance in Incheon after collapsing at Incheon International Airport on Sunday.

2025-03-17

'Baby Shark' celebrates 10 years with London Symphony Orchestra collaboration

The Pinkfong Company will celebrate the 10th anniversary of its famed "Baby Shark" (2015) song with a special collaboration with London's oldest symphony orchestra, The Pinkfong Company said Tuesday.

2025-02-11

Foreign student arrested for allegedly abandoning newborn in restroom

Police have sought an arrest warrant for a non-Korean woman in her 20s accused of abandoning a newborn at an underground shopping complex in Uijeongbu.

2024-11-22

Korea's lightest newborn goes home after 198 days in hospital

The lightest newborn ever recorded in Korea has safely gone home 198 days after her birth. Weighing in at just 260 grams (9.17 ounces), Ye-rang was born on April 22 at 25 weeks and five days of gestation.

2024-11-12

Pinkfong's 'Baby Shark' becomes most streamed music video of last decade in Britain

The Pinkfong Company’s “Baby Shark” (2016) officially became the most-streamed music video of the last decade in Britain.

2024-07-17

Baby Shark to go on tour, announces U.S. and Asia shows

The Pinkfong Company announced Wednesday that it will once again take its show on the road, visiting five different countries with one of its favorite characters: Baby Shark.

2024-04-24