Postpartum care: overnight stays ¥6,000 per night, day visits ¥2,500, home visits ¥1,500 (taxable households get up to ¥2,500 off per use, up to 5 times)
Postpartum Care Program (short stay, day visit and home visit types) / Fussa City
Postpartum Care Program (short stay, day visit and home visit types)Fussa CityBirth & postpartum
Postpartum care overnight stays, ¥6,000 per night
Your share for the short-stay type (per night)¥6,000Day-visit type ¥2,500 per day, home-visit type ¥1,500 per day
- Taxable households: up to ¥2,500 off per use, 5 times
- No charge for tax-exempt households, etc.
Midwives provide physical and mental care for mothers after birth, care for the baby, and guidance on breastfeeding and bathing. It is for babies until the day before they turn 6 months old (until the day before the first birthday for the home-visit type). Your share is ¥6,000 per night for the short-stay type (up to 4 nights), ¥2,500 per day for the day-visit type (up to 5 days), and ¥1,500 per day for the home-visit type (up to 5 days). Taxable households get a reduction of up to ¥2,500 per use, up to 5 times. Households on public assistance, exempt from municipal resident tax, etc. pay nothing. There is also a subsidy for postpartum care where you stay with family for the birth (satogaeri).
Nationality and residence status
The official page (checked in October 2026) sets no condition on nationality or residence status that we found. Eligibility follows the official conditions, not the language of this page; many programs require resident registration in the municipality.
Who is eligible
Babies until the day before they turn 6 months old (until the day before the first birthday for the home-visit type) and their mothers, registered as residents of Fussa City on the date of use and holding the city's notice of approval for use
Notes
Mothers who had a miscarriage or stillbirth can also use it alone. The fees differ for multiple births (ask for details). Reductions cannot be carried over or split.