[학술논문] The Types and Meanings of Maternal Heroes in the North Korean Songun (Military First) Era
...the Songun era was the severe food shortages in the 1990s, which caused a rapid decrease of population as the number of infant mortality increased due to starvation and malnutrition. In addition, the
low birthrate of women spread due to serious economic difficulties. The North Korean authorities have established the title of the maternal hero and actively promoted childbirth. The third is the collapse...
