Postpartum care at hospitals and midwifery homes within 1 year after childbirth (stays ¥6,000 for 2 days/1 night; partly refunded later for taxable households)

People who cannot get help from family, or who have physical or mental health problems or childcare anxiety after childbirth, can receive postpartum care by staying at or visiting a hospital or midwifery home, or by having a midwife visit their home. For households paying municipal resident tax, the out-of-pocket cost is ¥6,000 for 2 days/1 night for the short-stay type (¥3,000 per night from the 2nd night), ¥2,000 for the day-visit type, and ¥1,000 for the home-visit type; it is ¥0 for tax-exempt households and households on public assistance. Taxable households who apply after use get part of the fee back, up to 5 times in total (short stay ¥2,500 for the 1st night and ¥1,500 per night from the 2nd night, day visit ¥1,500, home visit ¥1,000). People who lost a child through stillbirth, miscarriage, or similar can also use it.