Childbirths in S. Korea rise for 2nd month for first time in about 9 years
![This file photo taken Feb. 28, 2024, shows an official taking care of a baby at a postnatal care center in Seoul. (Pool photo) (Yonhap)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/field/image/AEN20240724003700320_01_i_P4.jpg?itok=X11AEv6g)
SEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- The number of babies born in South Korea rose for the second month in a row in May for the first time in about nine years, data showed Wednesday, as the country is strugg