Pregnancy Notification

After you have confirmed your pregnancy with a doctor or midwife, please submit a pregnancy notification as soon as possible. After you notify us, you will be issued a “Maternal & Child Health Handbook (Boshi Kenko Techo)”.

The maternal & child health handbook is for recording the health of you and your child such as how your pregnancy goes, and how your baby is delivered, how the baby grows, when & what vaccinations he/she has. This book also contains important health information, so please read through it, and be sure not to lose it.

Himawarikko (Tokushima City Children and Families Support Center [Kodomo Katei Center] )

From 8:30am to 5:00pm on Mon. – Fri.

• Note: On the second and fourth Sundays of every month, the Counter for Mothers and Children at the city hall is open from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm to accept applications

• Pregnancy notification form (available at any counter stated above),
• Individual “My Number” Card or Individual Number Notification Card, Driver’s License or Health Insurance Certificate

For those who have submitted their notification, the following will be provided:

• Maternal & child health handbook
• Coupons for regular pregnancy health checkups
• Coupons for postpartum medical checkups
• 1 coupon for newborn hearing test
• 1 coupon for infant health checkup (for 1-month-old babies)