1-2 Maternal and Child Health Handbook (Mother and child health handbook, boshi kenko techo)
(1) What is the Maternal and Child Health Handbook?
This handbook records results of health check-ups of the mother and child and growth of the child. It also presents various health services such as health check-ups and vaccinations.
The first page of the handbook has a space for a “certificate for completing birth notification.” The pages that follow consist of contents shown below.:
●Issues related to mother’s health
* Nutrition advice during pregnancy
* Record of health check-ups during pregnancy
* The states of birth and development after the birth
* Record of body weight during pregnancy and after the birth
* Record of attendance at mother’s (parent’s) classes, etc. ●Issues related to child’s health
* Guardian’s observation of the child’s growth and record of regular infant/child health check-ups
* Infant/child body growth curve
* Child height and weight growth curves
* Record of vaccinations
* Record of sickness, etc. (2) Maternal and Child Health Handbook written in languages other than Japanese
Some municipalities issue the Handbook in versions of English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Indonesian, Tagalog, etc. Please enquire about non-Japanese versions at the time you file your pregnancy notification. The Japan Family Planning Association (JFPA) also issues some non-Japanese versions for a fee.
| Handling organization |
Address |
Telephone number
and URL |
Available languages |
Japan Family Planning
Association (JFPA) |
1-10
Ichigaya-tamachi
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo |
Telephone: 03-3269-4727
URL:http://www.jfpa.or.jp/ |
English, Portuguese
and Tagalog |
* For the Handbook issued by municipal administrative offices in non-Japanese languages, please enquire at:
The Mothers and Children Health and Welfare Association (Boshi Eisei Kenkyu Kai)
2-18-7 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo
Telephone: 03-4334-1160
URL: http://www.mcfh.or.jp/
(3) Others
A book entitled “‘From Pregnancy to Childcare’ How to Prepare for Childcare in Japan” is issued in the eight languages of Japanese, English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. A copy costs 1,575 yen (excluding the postal fee). Video versions are also available (only the English version is on DVD). For further details, please contact AMDA International Medical Information Center.
| Inquiry |
Address |
Telephone number and URL |
| AMDA International Medical Information Center, Tokyo |
Post restante
Kabukicho Post Office
Shinjuku-ku Tokyo
160-0021 |
Telephone: 03-5285-8086
URL: http://homepage3.nifty.com/amdack/ |
| AMDA International Medical Information Center, Kansai |
Post restante
Osaka Chikkou Post Office
Minato-ku Osaka City Osaka Prefecture
552-0021 |
Telephone: 06-4395-0555 |
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