Gov't to set up care centers for prenatal, postnatal depression

Friday 29th August, 05:56 AM JST

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zaichik at 07:23 AM JST - 29th August

Better late than never....
lipscombe at 09:02 AM JST - 29th August

about time indeed
serindipity at 09:07 AM JST - 29th August

Unfortunately, I fear this will have no effect at all because there will be no back-up education program to teach people how to recognize the symptoms of prenatal and postnatal depression. Or do they expect the doctors to notice it?
lipscombe at 09:11 AM JST - 29th August

attendance should be mandatory
nimbus at 10:06 AM JST - 29th August

Is one week sufficient time to deal with this?
n3312 at 10:16 AM JST - 29th August

Seems short to me too. And how will they know that they need to go to a care center? The (mentally) ill doesn't know they're ill.
mikihouse at 10:33 AM JST - 29th August

It cost around 3,000Y daily just staying (no medications, test and other fees not yet included,) and yes giving birth is not covered by insurance (usually cost of child bearing including check-ups amounts to more than 1,000,000Y), father can't take a paternity leave in most cases...no relatives to help...Japan has to rethink the way they are treating their people. Here is my suggestion: 1. make child bearing be covered by insurance 2. the weekly check-up (i don't get the logic) fee of 5,000Y be reduced or make it covered by insurance 3. one month vacation leave for the mother (with pay) and 2 weeks for the father with pay (some japan company usually ask the mother to have one year vacation without pay but can have her job back) 4. increase the daycare facilities to enable parents go to work (daycare facilities are very limited and very expensive too)
kawaiitenshi at 10:48 AM JST - 29th August

About time they had something like this. When i had my daughter, the woman in the room next door would cry constantly and leave her baby at the other side of the room. No one seemed to help out. I said something to a nurse, yet all they said was 大丈夫です！ It's a sad fact that most women do not recognise this, nor are staff trained to help out... Having a baby in Japan is stressful and costly experience. I have heard how women have children in other countries... it sounds much better.