The Ministry of Well being and Welfare just lately gave awards to 2 Korean moms who gave delivery to 13 kids, together with the mom of actress Nam Bo-ra, who’s well-known for being the youngest of her 13 siblings.
Eom Gye-suk, 60, was given the Seongnyu Medal, the fifth grade of the Order of Civil Advantage given to these to acknowledge contributions to the nation and welfare of the folks with their excellent accomplishments within the subject of politics, economics, society, training or teachers. She gave delivery to 5 sons and eight daughters, from 1986 to her youngest kid’s delivery in 2007.
“After repeating being pregnant and childbirth for over 20 years, there have been some difficulties, however because of my kids who’ve grown up effectively, I feel I’ve extra completely happy moments than others,” she mentioned within the award ceremony on the Glad Resort in Yeouido, Seoul, final Thursday, in an occasion commemorating the nineteenth annual Pregnant Girls’s Day. About 150 pregnant ladies and their members of the family attended the occasion.
She has emphasised the significance and childbirth and fostering kids by means of lectures and her guide concerning the story of her household, which she revealed in 2011. 9 of her older kids at present have jobs, with two in school and two in highschool.
One other Korean mom of 13 kids was counseled within the ceremony, Lee Yeong-mi, 59 — the mom of Nam Bo-ra — who acquired the Civil Advantage Medal. The medal can be given to folks with contributions within the aforementioned fields, together with those that risked their lives to save lots of others, who made important donations or those that devoted their lives to the general public service.
Lee, who gave delivery 13 instances from age 23 till the age of 44, helped elevate her kids to contribute in quite a few sectors of society. Probably the most well-known of her kids is the veteran actress, who’s the oldest of her siblings, however the others embody an artist, a financial institution worker, a researcher and a dental hygienist, with the youngest nonetheless in center faculty.
“In comparison with the Eighties and 2000s after I gave delivery and raised my kids, there have been many insurance policies to help childbirth and childrearing, however after I hear from folks round me, there are nonetheless many shortcomings,” she mentioned.
“We desperately want a office tradition the place folks can use baby care depart with out worrying about what others assume, and help for self-employed individuals who do not need baby care depart and can’t take day without work from work,” she added.
Lee is also engaged in varied actions resembling being a member of a dad and mom group and the Childbirth Promotion Affiliation.
