Sejong City, 16 Children with Unreported Births... "5 Referred for Investigation"

Sixteen unregistered children born in Sejong have been identified. Among them, police investigations are expected to proceed for five children whose whereabouts are unclear.

Sejong City recently conducted a comprehensive survey to verify birth registration status and confirm the whereabouts and safety of children who were entered into the integrated vaccination management system from 2015 to 2022 but had not been registered at birth.

As a result, it was confirmed that there are 16 local children with temporary newborn numbers but without birth registration.

The temporary newborn number is a 7-digit temporary number (date of birth + gender) used for managing hepatitis B vaccination records and cost reimbursement, administered within 12 hours after birth.

The city confirmed that among the children without birth registration, five are being raised normally, two have been adopted, and four died before birth registration.

However, Sejong City explained that for the remaining five children, accurate investigation was difficult, so the matter was referred to the local police station for investigation. It is reported that two families deny the birth itself, and three claim to have left the children in a baby box.

Oh Jeong-seop, Director of the Child and Youth Division of Sejong City, said, “For children identified through the comprehensive survey, we plan to provide services linked with local resources as needed,” adding, “For children requiring further investigation, we have requested police investigations.”

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