When you submit an application for the registration of a pregnancy at a public
office you are granted a record book for mother and baby. Tickets for free pregnancy
check-up and infant health check-up are included in the book. However, these
free check-up tickets are not granted to those without a residential status
qualification.
In principle, insurance cannot be used use of for expenses incurred from pregnancy
or birth. These expenses must be born by the individual. Also, expenses vary
from medical institution to institution. In the situation where payment for
a delivery is difficult, the childbirth support system which makes such payments
free or at a low cost at designated institutions can be used. Application for
the use of this support system must be made in advance of the birth at a welfare
office. A residential qualification is not required to apply for this system.
If you have health insurance, 30,000 yen will be refunded to you after giving
birth.
The registration of a birth must be made at a local public office within 14
days of the birth, including the date of the birth. The application form for
registering a birth includes a section requiring the doctor to certify the birth.
Therefore the application form must be brought to the doctor to be filled in.
A completed application form, the record book for mother and baby, and the seal
or signature of the person making the registration application are required
when registering a birth.
If both parents are of foreign nationality, two copies of a Certificate of Acceptance
of a Birth Registration (Shusei-todoke Juri Shomei-sho) from the public office
where the birth was registered must be obtained. One copy must be submitted
to the embassy of the parents’ nationality, the other copy submitted to
the local immigration office within 30 days in order to apply for a permit of
stay for the baby. When making this application, the following are required;
a Certificate of Acceptance of a Birth Registration (Shusei-todoke Juri Shomei-sho),
the passport and Alien Registration Card of the parent making the application
and filling in documents at the office.
It is advisable to get a Birth Certificate and a Certificate of Acceptance of
a Birth Registration for a baby who does not have residential status qualification.
Should one parent have Japanese nationality and the other foreign nationality,
the baby is usually entitled to dual nationality. In the situation where the
parents are not married and the father is Japanese but does not recognise the
baby as being his, it is difficult for the the baby to get Japanese nationality.
If assistance is needed, consulting someone from a support group is advisable.
If you would like information on medical services, contact AMDA International
Medical Information Center, Kansai. Consultaion is available for non-Japanese
speakers. English and Spanish consultaion is available Monday - Friday. Portuguese
and Chinese are available on certain days.
Telephone 06-4395-0555.