Postpartum care up to 7 times. Taxable households get ¥2,500 off per use (up to 5 times)

After childbirth, until the child's first birthday, mothers and babies can combine the overnight type, day-care type, and outreach type (where a midwife comes to your home) up to 7 times in total (a 2 days/1 night stay counts as 1 time). Fees are set by each facility. In FY2026, the overnight type for 2 days/1 night is ¥12,500 at Kyorin University Hospital and Musashino Red Cross Hospital and ¥11,000 at Harukaze no Ie; the day-care type is ¥2,000–4,000; and the outreach type is ¥3,000, among others. From these fees, taxable households get up to ¥2,500 off per use for up to 5 times, and tax-exempt households and households on public assistance get up to ¥5,000 off per use for up to 7 times. Apply at an interview with a public health nurse or similar from the 8th month of pregnancy, and book each facility with the usage approval notice you receive. If you use care where you stay with family for childbirth, you can receive a subsidy equal to the reduction.