¥20,000 worth of children's gift certificates at the pregnancy interview

If you have an interview with a midwife or public health nurse during pregnancy, you receive on the spot a childcare package of ¥20,000 worth of children's gift certificates. Pregnant women registered as residents of Sumida City on the interview date are eligible. The interview aims to check your health and living situation and your outlook until birth together, and connect you with the support you need; the certificates are handed to you on the spot. It is separate from the national Support Payment for Pregnant Women. For the first payment of that support (¥50,000 in cash or ¥50,000 worth of e-coupons), information on applying later is mailed after the interview. Interviews are by appointment, and if you forget your Parent and Child Health Handbook (Maternal and Child Health Handbook), you cannot receive the certificates that day.