更新日：2025年4月1日

 Finding Out You Are Pregnant

Parent and Child Health Handbook (Maternal and Child)

This is record book for both mother and child. Obtain a Maternal and Child Health Handbook as soon as you find out you are pregnant. Maternal and Child Health Handbooks are available in the following languages: English, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, Indonesian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese and Nepalese.

　

 

Where to get the Handbook		Address	Telephone
Chuo Health Promotion Center （Child and Family Support Center）	Chūō Ward Office	103-2 Motoshiro-cho	053-457-2890
	Higashi Administrative Center	20-3 Ryutsumoto-machi	053-424-0122
	Nishi Administrative Center	1-31-1 Yuto	053-597-1174
	Minami Administrative Center	600-1 Enoshima-cho	053-425-1590
Hamana Health Promotion Center （Child and Family Support Center）	Hamana Ward Office	3000 Kibune	053-585-1120
	Hosoe Health Center	305 Kiga, Hosoe-cho	053-523-3121
	Inasa Health Center（*）	616-5 Iinoya, Inasa-cho	053-542-0857
Tenryu Health Promotion Center （Child and Family Support Center）	Tenryu Health and Welfare Center	530-18 Futamata, Futamata-cho	053-922-0075
	Haruno Branch Office Health Guidance Room（*）	1467-2 Miyagawa, Haruno-cho,	053-983-0006
	Sakuma Health Center（*）	18-11 Nakabe, Sakuma-cho	053-966-0005
	Misakubo Health & Welfare Center（*）	2980-1 Okuryoke, Misakubo-cho	053-982-0004

* Reservation necessary

Items to Bring

• Pregnancy Notification Form (ninshin todokedesho) (available from hospitals and medical clinics)
• Residence Card (zairyu kado)

Reception Hours

Monday–Friday, 9:00-16:00

* Consultations are conducted by midwives and public health nurses.

* Closed public holidays and over the New Year's holiday (December 29-January 3).

* You will be issued with a Parent and Child Health Handbook (Maternal and Child) and a pregnancy health check-up voucher which can be used during the length of your residence period. 

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Claiming the Lump Sum Allowance for Childbirth and Child Care

When a person who is enrolled in the National Health Insurance scheme gives birth, a lump sum allowance of 420,000 yen is granted.
* Please note that for those enrolled in health insurance scheme at work and their families, a similar system is available, so please consult your employer.
* Lump Sum Allowance for Childbirth and Child Care Direct Payment System
New mothers who choose to take advantage of the Lump Sum Allowance for Childbirth and Child Care Direct Payment System (shussan ikuji Ichijikin chokusetsu shiharai seido) are only liable for any medical expenses in excess of the system’s 420,000 yen allotment. If expenses come to a total of less than 420,000 yen, recipients can apply at their local city hall or ward office to receive payment for the remaining difference.

Contact

Senior Citizens Support and Health Insurance Divisions
（Local Ward Offices and  Administrative Centers）

When

When a person enrolled in national health insurance gives birth.

Who

Head of the household (person in charge of the family)
A proxy (on behalf of the head of household)
* Possible when the proxy has all the necessary documents.

Documents for Submission

• Lump Sum Allowance for Childbirth and Child Care Application (shussan ikuji ichijikin seikyusho), located at each reception desk.

Items to Bring

• National Health Insurance Card
• Personal seal of the head of household
• Bank passbook or bank card with account details for the head of household
• Lump Sum Allowance Consent Form
• Receipt for childbirth medical expenses

Cost

Free (There is no cost)

* When the lump sum payment is to be paid into an account other than that of the head of the household, the personal seals of both the head of household and person appointed by the head of household are required.

* If you were enrolled in another health insurance scheme for more than one year and gave birth within 6 months from withdrawing from said insurance, you can receive this payment from that insurance scheme. (Those who were enrolled in National Union Health Insurance will receive their payment from the National Health Insurance.)To Page Top