Postpartum care: overnight ¥6,000 for 1 night/2 days, day visits ¥2,800, home visits ¥1,800, up to 7 days in total
- Reduced for tax-exempt and public assistance households
Mothers and babies after birth can rest and receive breast care, childcare advice, etc. through day visits (day-visit type) or overnight stays (short-stay type) at contracted facilities, or visits to the home (home-visit type). Your share is ¥2,800 per day for the day-visit type, ¥6,000 for 1 night/2 days for the short-stay type (¥4,000 added for each extra consecutive night), and ¥1,800 per visit (2 hours) for the home-visit type; reduced for households exempt from resident tax and households on public assistance. Up to 7 days per birth (7 days per baby for multiple births); 1 night/2 days counts as 2 days. From week 28 of pregnancy, have an advance interview at the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Child-Rearing Consultation Office and apply for registration.