To families with twins and triplets.

You can download the leaflet (issued in April 2021)
Guidance of child care support for multi-fetal families-To families where twins and triplets are pregnant and raising children-(PDF: 1,898KB)

Yokohama City issues 14 pregnancy Health Checkups subsidy tickets are issued when issuing the Maternal and Child Health Handbook.
From April 2021, five additional tickets will be issued to pregnant women with multiple births because the number of consultations is greater than for single births.
※The target of assistance is for pregnant women who have been consulted on or after April 1, 2021.
※Even if you have already received the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, additional auxiliary tickets will be issued to pregnant women with multiple births.

For more information, please refer to the Pregnant Women's Health Checkups Business page.

"Pregnant women with children who have physical and mental disorders" or "Mothers who are less than 5 months after giving birth (1 year for twins or more)", there is no supporter for daytime housework or childcare. If you need assistance, you can send a helper to get housework and childcare. ※When used during pregnancy, it is limited to pregnant women raising children who gave birth to their first child.

For more information, please refer to the page of the prenatal and postpartum helper dispatch business.

Public health nurses and midwives from the ward of Health and Welfare Center provide consultation by home visits, telephone and interviews.

From April 2021, the maximum number of mothers and children short stays have increased by 7 days.
For those who are worried about raising children after childbirth, you can receive maternal and child care at midwifery centers and obstetric medical institutions.
You can rest your physical and mental fatigue and learn how to raise your child while receiving advice from your midwife.

For details, please refer to the "Short Stay Day Care" page of the postpartum maternal and child care business or the page of "Visit-type mother and child care" page.