Guidance of Perinatal Medical Center
About delivery at our hospital
At our hospital, if there are no special abnormalities during pregnancy, we aim for natural childbirth and childcare. Mothers naturally have the power to raise healthy babies in their wombs. Our primary goal is to help you achieve pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. However, if any abnormalities are found during pregnancy or delivery, hospitalization during pregnancy, labor induction, labor acceleration, or cesarean section may be necessary. As an emergency hospital, we are available 24 hours a day, and depending on the situation of pregnant women, not only obstetricians and Obstetrics and Gynecology but also many specialists and specialists will respond to mothers. In addition, the neonatal intensive care unit is adjacent, and the Neonatologist also treats babies.
An example of a room in a perinatal medical center
LDR is an abbreviation for Labor, Deliery, and Recovery. You can relax in the same room from labor pains to delivery and postpartum recovery.
About outpatient (outpatient during pregnancy)
Regular checkups during pregnancy
During pregnancy, please visit the Obstetrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Department regularly according to the number of weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant woman health checkup expenses are partially subsidized by a pregnant woman health checkup subsidy ticket.
Those who are considering giving birth at home at our hospital
If you are thinking of giving birth at home at our hospital, please ask your family hospital to write a letter of introduction and make an appointment for our hospital. Please bring the letter of introduction and the results sheet on the day of your appointment. Please contact the obstetrics outpatient department of our hospital for consultation regarding the timing of your visit and the timing of your return home.
*Please return to your hometown two weeks prior to the scheduled date of your consultation, check your condition at home for any symptoms such as fever or cold, and taste/smell abnormalities. please.
Counseling room for pregnant women
Your midwife will explain how your pregnancy progressed. Please feel free to contact us at any time if you have any concerns or worries.
For example, please feel free to ask us anything you could not ask in the examination room, weight management points, measures for troubles such as back pain, questions about babies, questions about childbirth, etc. I will use our clinic's text (welcome my baby) to talk. Please bring it with you at each medical examination. *Please note that you may have to wait depending on the situation.
Midwife Outpatient
Click here for Midwife Outpatientmaternity class
- Currently, it has been canceled for the time being as a measure to prevent the spread of new coronavirus infections. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding. Please take advantage of the pregnant woman counseling room, Midwife Outpatient and public videos.
About outpatient (postpartum outpatient)
2 weeks checkup
Two weeks after giving birth (one week after discharge from the hospital), a checkup is performed. A midwife checks the health of the mother and baby. If you have been discharged from the hospital with your baby, be sure to take your baby with you to the hospital.
| subject | Mothers and babies born at our hospital |
|---|---|
| date and time | Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9:00-11:00 (reservation required, 30 minutes per person) |
| content | Blood pressure/weight measurement, mental health check questionnaire, childcare consultation, baby weight measurement, jaundice check, etc. |
If you use the Kobe City Women's Health Checkup Coupon, you will be subsidized up to 5,000 yen. Please fill in the necessary items and be sure to bring your consultation ticket.
Mother's 1 month checkup
It will be a reservation for the outpatient day of the main doctor. In addition, there is an interview with a midwife using a mental health check questionnaire. If you use the Kobe City Women's Health Checkup Coupon, you will be subsidized up to 5,000 yen. Please fill in the necessary items and be sure to bring your consultation ticket.
1 month checkup for baby
| subject | baby born in hospital |
|---|---|
| date and time | Every Friday afternoon (Infant checkups are not available on national holidays and the 5th Friday.) |
| content | Baby measurement, Pediatrics consultation, childcare consultation, etc. |
Breastfeeding consultation
You can consult with a midwife about breastfeeding after discharge, breast troubles such as mastitis, and other worries and concerns about childcare. We will refer you to a doctor if necessary. It doesn't matter if you gave birth outside of our hospital. If you are breastfeeding, you can take it at any time until weaning.
*Emergency services are available 24 hours a day. You may have to wait depending on the situation in the ward. please note that.
| date and time | Please confirm at the time of booking. |
|---|---|
| reserve | Please call the hospital representative (TEL: 078-302-4321). |
| cost | Childcare consultation is ¥1,000, and massage is ¥2,000. * If you are examined by a doctor, you will be required to pay a separate examination fee. |
| Belongings | Maternity record book, 2 face towels, items necessary for breastfeeding |
About delivery
birth plan
At our hospital, it is important to think about and prepare for birth from the early stages of pregnancy.
In order to ensure that the birth is as satisfying as possible for the pregnant woman and her family, the pregnant woman and her family should discuss what will happen during pregnancy, childbirth, and after the birth, and write down in the birth plan any hopes or questions they have, things they will work on together, and requests from medical professionals.
We will support you to meet your wishes as much as possible based on your birth plan. Please note that we may not be able to meet your birth plan requests due to hospital rules, medical reasons, etc.
*We do not allow audio or video recording during birth at our hospital.
About attending birth
We have resumed having births with a partner present. If you are interested or would like to have a birth with a partner, please let us know during your prenatal checkup. There are conditions for having a partner present at birth.
About early mother-infant contact
Early mother-infant skin-to-skin contact involves holding the baby between the mother's breasts so that the baby is in skin-to-skin contact with the mother.
Babies immediately after birth are already equipped with five senses and are ready to accept various stimuli from their mother and others around them. Through this early mother-infant contact, the baby and mother can feel the warmth of each other and enjoy a greater sense of unity.
Effects of early mother-infant contact
- A bond is formed between mother and baby.
- Calms mother and baby.
- Skin contact between the mother and the baby keeps the baby warm.
- The position held by the mother makes it easier for the baby to take in oxygen into the body.
- Being held on the mother's chest stimulates the mother's breathing, making it easier for the baby to breathe.
- Indigenous bacteria on the skin of a healthy person attach to the baby's skin, preventing other bad bacteria from attaching to the baby.
- Breastfeeding can be done smoothly.
If your baby is born healthy, you can immediately hold your baby on the delivery table. Caesarean sections are also performed only when conditions are met. Also, if for some reason early mother-infant contact was not possible immediately after delivery, it can be done in the hospital room.
We will give you a consent form at the prenatal checkup, so please submit it when you are hospitalized.
Postpartum hospital life
Room with mother and child
At our hospital, we recommend that mothers and babies stay in the same room 24 hours a day in order to deepen the bond between breastfeeding and babies.
The mother and baby stay together in the same room. The mother feels very relieved when the baby is right next to her, and the baby feels the warmth and kindness of the mother and feels relieved when the baby hears the mother's voice, which she has been listening to for a long time.
When the baby cries, you can hold it in your arms as soon as possible, laying the foundation for a future mother-child relationship. In addition, during the time you spend with your baby, you will be able to feel the baby's condition and life rhythm, which you cannot see from a distance, and you will be less worried after you are discharged from the hospital.
Breastfeeding your baby as soon as it cries will help your baby produce more milk. Every day, the staff will give you advice on how to suck your breasts so that you can continue breastfeeding with peace of mind even after you leave the hospital.
If your baby is very tired and wants to rest for a while, we will keep your baby in the neonatal room whenever you leave the room. Please feel free to contact us.
About visitation
- Some meetings have resumed. Please check with the ward for details.
Visitors who have given birth are allowed to visit from 15:00 to 20:00 (including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) so that they can rest after childbirth and take care of the baby.
When using a quadruple room
Only the baby's father can be visited in the room. Please use the day room if you are visiting the baby's brother, sister, or others. The visitation with the baby will be through the window.
When using a private room
Only the baby's father, grandpa, and grandma can meet in the room while the baby is in the same room. Others will visit the baby through the window. If your baby's older brother or sister comes to visit you, you can meet them in your room, but the baby will be seen through the window.
