Postpartum care services and multi-disciplinary collaboration in Japan

Autor: Shunji Suzuki
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of International Medical Research, Vol 52 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1473-2300
03000605
DOI: 10.1177/03000605241254326
Popis: The Postpartum Care Services (PCS) programme in Japan is intended to promote physical recovery and psychological rest for mothers and their children after discharge from the delivery facility, as well as nurture the mothers’ own self-care skills and support healthy childrearing for mothers, children and their families. The subsidies for PCS are based on cooperation between psychiatry and obstetrics and between multiple professions, including the local government. The services should also be implemented based on the instruction to medical institutions and the local governments that they should actively screen and approach pregnant women in need of support. This narrative review describes the challenges of expanding the PCS programme nationwide in Japan.
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