¥5,000 per postpartum checkup within 2 months after the birth, up to 2 times
- Checkups in or after October 2026 are covered
A subsidy of up to ¥5,000 per checkup is given for checkups that confirm the recovery of your body and your emotional state after the birth. Postpartum checkups received in or after October 2026 are covered; checkups received in or before September are not.
As a rule, you can have up to 2 checkups within 2 months after the birth. As a guide, the 1st is around 2 weeks after the birth and the 2nd around 1 month after the birth. Submit the "postpartum health checkup voucher" at the reception of a contracted medical institution in Tokyo and have the checkup. Depending on the tests, there may be an out-of-pocket cost.
For people who submitted a pregnancy notification in or after April 2026, the voucher is in the "Mother and Child Health Bag" given at the time of notification. For people who submitted the notification in or before March and whose due date is on or after August 15, 2026, it is mailed to your home around the 7th month of pregnancy. People whose due date is on or before August 14 do not have a voucher; if they have a checkup in or after October, they apply through the "subsidy for prenatal and postpartum checkup costs when giving birth in your hometown and similar."Checkups at places other than contracted medical institutions in Tokyo, such as when giving birth in your hometown, are also covered by this cost subsidy.