A woman who was 33 weeks pregnant was airlifted from Yecheon to Busan after her water broke and no hospital in Daegu or North Gyeongsang could accept her. Fire authorities classified her as a serious patient because of the risk of premature delivery and located a hospital in Busan.
She was transported by firefighting helicopter and gave birth after arriving there. The case puts a concrete example behind concerns about regional capacity for time-sensitive maternal care.