Prenatal checkups at hospitals where the vouchers cannot be used, such as where you stay with family, are subsidized afterward
Subsidy for Prenatal Checkups and Newborn Hearing Screening Received Where You Stay with Family, etc. / Higashimurayama City
Subsidy for Prenatal Checkups and Newborn Hearing Screening Received Where You Stay with Family, etc.Higashimurayama CityGiving birth while staying with family and similarApply within 1 year after childbirth
Prenatal checkups at hospitals where vouchers cannot be used, subsidized afterward
1st prenatal checkup
2nd to 14th
Up to ¥5,300 for ultrasound, ¥3,400 for cervical cancer screening, ¥3,000 for hearing screening
If you receive prenatal checkups or newborn hearing screening at a medical institution or midwifery home where the city's vouchers cannot be used, for example when giving birth while staying with family (satogaeri shussan), the city subsidizes the cost you paid. From checkups in April 2026, the caps are ¥11,670 for the 1st prenatal checkup, ¥5,460 each for the 2nd to 14th, ¥5,300 per ultrasound, ¥3,400 for cervical cancer screening, and ¥3,000 for newborn hearing screening. Apply within 1 year after childbirth. Only checkups received after the Maternal and Child Health Handbook was issued are covered.
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
People registered as residents of Higashimurayama City on the checkup date who paid for prenatal checkups or newborn hearing screening at a medical institution or similar where the vouchers could not be used
Notes
The city is arranging to also subsidize postpartum checkups and 1-month infant checkups paid for outside Tokyo from October 2026 (city page; postpartum checkups are planned to be capped at ¥5,000 each).Document fees, vaccine costs, PCR tests, and similar are not covered. The subsidy is also available in cases of stillbirth or miscarriage.