~ Strengthening cooperation with five midwives' collaborative organizations to deepen and accelerate support for expectant and nursing mothers
- The following is content from the press release -
December 4, 2024, Tokyo, Japan
The NPO Himawari no Kai (Chairman: Seiko Noda, Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), in cooperation with five midwives' cooperative organizations, will establish a new council committee for the "Maternal and Child Health Handbook Digital Edition" in order to further strengthen support for expectant mothers and promote advanced and widespread perinatal care using digital technology.
By utilizing the digital version of the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, this Council will promote comprehensive support for perinatal care, health, and welfare by establishing a foundation for smooth information sharing and access to support for expectant mothers and healthcare professionals nationwide. In addition, this initiative is,As a tool for midwives supporting childbirth and childcare in Japan to connect with all expectant mothers (so that no one is left behind)The program will contribute to the realization of a safe and secure environment for childbirth and childcare by enabling seamless care from pregnancy to the postpartum period and eliminating regional disparities.
The Council members will bring their expertise in their respective fields to advance the distribution and use of information through digital tools, improve the quality of evidence-based midwifery care, and strengthen collaboration with related institutions and organizations. In this way, we will create synergy with advanced domestic and international examples and policy initiatives in the field of maternal and child health, and contribute to the creation of a sustainable perinatal care environment.
Maternal and Child Health Handbook Digital Edition
Maternal and Child Health Handbook Digital Edition will continue to be enhanced as a useful maternal support application for expectant and nursing mothers through the realization of new services.
We hope you will download and make use of it.
Maternal and Child Health Handbook Digital Edition Council Members (titles omitted)
chief advisor
- Sunflower Association Honorary Advisor Masao Nakabayashi
chairman
- Sunflower Association Vice President Yasuhide Nakamura
trustee
- Isamu Ishiwata, Chairman, Japan Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Tomoko Adachi, Vice President, Japan Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Director, Mother and Child Aikikai Aiiku Kenkyujo Director, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Ministry of Health
- Hiroe Takahashi, President, Japan Nurses Association
- Japan Midwives Association Chairman Masayo Takada
- Mari Haku, President, National Council of Midwifery Education
- Japan Midwifery Evaluation Organization President Shigeko Horiuchi
- Japan Midwifery Society President Yaeko Kataoka
- Sunflower Association President: Takatoshi Oku
- Sunflower Association Director Toshikazu Shinohara
Outline of each organization
NPO Sunflower Association (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- Maternal and child health handbook digital version" application to support expectant and nursing mothers in operation
- Chairman: Seiko Noda
Japan Nurses Association (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
- Chairman: Hiroe Takahashi
Japan Midwives Association (Taito-ku, Tokyo)
- Chairman: Masayo Takada
National Midwifery Education Council (Shinjuku, Tokyo)
- Chairman: Mari Haku
Japan Midwifery Evaluation Organization (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
- President: Shigeko Horiuchi
Japan Midwifery Society (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
- President: Yaeko Kataoka
Japan Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
- Chairman: Isamu Ishiwatari
- Vice President: Tomoko Adachi
Maternal and Child Aikikai General Maternal and Child Health Center (Minato-ku, Tokyo)
- Director: Masao Nakabayashi
Japan WHO Association, Osaka, Japan
- Chairman: Yasuhide Nakamura
Through this Trusteeship Committee, the NPO Himawari no Kai will focus on strengthening the foundation of perinatal care in Japan and expanding the base of digital utilization, with the aim of realizing sustainable, high-quality support for all expectant mothers and their families.
For inquiries, please contact
flower@npohimawari.or.jp
Fumio Iwata
