Postpartum care by home visit, day visit, or overnight stay. Stays are ¥6,000 per night (¥3,500 with the reduction)
- Reduced by up to ¥2,500 per use for up to 5 times in total
Midwives support mothers and babies after childbirth, with a home-visit type where they come to your home, a day-visit type where you go to a facility, and an overnight type where you stay at a facility. The fee is ¥1,000 per visit for the home-visit type, ¥2,500 per visit for the day-visit type (lunch included), and ¥6,000 per night for the overnight type (meals included). There is a reduction system that lowers the fee by up to ¥2,500 per use for up to 5 times in total; with it, the home-visit and day-visit types are ¥0 per visit and the overnight type is ¥3,500 per night. It is free for households exempt from municipal resident tax and households on public assistance. You need to apply in advance, and a provisional application during pregnancy is also possible.