Postpartum care stays are ¥5,000 for 2 days/1 night, day visits ¥2,000, and home visits ¥1,000 (up to 4 times each)
- Up to 4 times each (2 days/1 night counts as 2 times)
- Reductions or exemptions for tax-exempt households, households on public assistance, and similar
People who cannot get help from family after childbirth, or who have physical or mental health problems or anxiety about childcare, can receive physical and emotional care and guidance on breastfeeding and childcare at a midwifery home or similar. The user cost is ¥5,000 for 2 days/1 night, ¥7,500 for 3 days/2 nights, and ¥10,000 for 4 days/3 nights for the overnight type; ¥2,000 per day for the day-visit type; and ¥1,000 per day for the home-visit type. The overnight and day-visit types are for less than 6 months after childbirth, and the home-visit type for less than 1 year, each up to 4 times (for the overnight type, 2 days/1 night counts as 2 times). Tax-exempt households, households on public assistance, and similar receive reductions or exemptions by submitting a certificate.