The Childbirth Assistance Program assures that people who cannot prepare enough money forchildbirth due to low income, can deliver their child with peace of mind. (Depending on yourincome, you may incur self-borne expenses.)

Eligibility
Households that are exempt from municipal taxes or are receiving social welfare are eligible
for the childbirth assistance program, but must have applied for it and have received approval
for using the program from the Home Health Section of the ward office of the ward in which
you reside or the Public Health and Welfare Section of Miyagi General Branch before givingbirth.

How to Apply
Please consult with one of the contact offices (Home Health Section of each Ward Office or
Public Health and Welfare Section of Miyagi General Branch) on the back of this flyer as soon
as possible.
Required Documents:＊One of the two following documents that can identify your Individual Number (MyNumber)
1) Individual Number Card (with your photo)2) Notification Card (without your photo) and identity verification document such as adriver’s license.
※If any information described on your Notification Card has changed from yourcurrent situation such as the address, the Notification Card cannot be used as theIndividual Number verification document. In this case you need to prepare a copy ofyour Residence Record with your Individual Number printed on it, or the Certificate of
Items Listed on the Residence Record.
※The Individual Number Notice cannot be used as an identity verification document

or to confirm your Individual Number.
＊If there is a person living with you, a written consent form, tax-exempt certificate, etc.
must be submitted.
＊Social Welfare Certificate＊Maternal and Child Health Handbook＊Health Insurance Card, etc.

Self-borne Expenses
If you have a health insurance policy, you will be provided with the “Lump-sum Allowance forChildbirth” after giving birth. In addition, you are required to pay the self-borne expenses usingpart of “Lump-sum Allowance for Childbirth.”
・Self-borne expenses for a social welfare household is 0 yen
・Self-borne expenses for a tax-exempt household is 83,800 yen

＊20% of 408,000 yen【Lump-sum Allowance for Childbirth】+ 2,200 yen = 83,800 yen
In the case of twins: (20% of 408,000 yen) × 2 + 2,200 yen = 165,400 yen
・ When you apply for the Childbirth Assistance Program through the Sendai City National
Health Insurance Policy, you will receive the amount of money remaining after deducting
self-borne expenses from the Lump-sum Allowance for Childbirth; however as a condition,
you are required to submit a document of proxy and consent regarding payment of theself-borne expenses.
Please ask for details at the counter.

Hospitals You Can Use with the Childbirth Assistance Program
・Sendai City Hospital
1-1-1 Asuto Nagamachi, Taihaku-ku, Sendai(Tel: 022-308-7111)

・Sendai Red Cross Hospital
2-43-3 Yagiyama-Honcho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai(Tel: 022-243-1111)

・Tohoku University Hospital
1-1 Seiryomachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai(Tel: 022-717-7000)

・Sendai Medical Center
2-8-8 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai➢(Tel: 022-293-1111)

When use of the Childbirth Assistance Program has been approved, make sure you
get regular prenatal medical checkups at the planned hospital of birth and wait for theday of delivery.

➢You can take up to 14 prenatal medical check-ups for free, using the tickets included in
the separate volume attached to the Maternal and Child Health Handbook. For moredetails, please contact the following offices.

➢You can stay at the hospital from the day before delivery to the day your doctor allows
you to leave. (In principle within 14 days.)

Contact/Application
Home Health Section of Ward Office of the ward in which you resideor Public Health and Welfare Section of Miyagi General Branch
Aoba Ward OfficeTel: 022-225-7211

Miyagi General Branch, Aoba Ward

Tel: 022-392-2111

Miyagino Ward OfficeTel: 022-291-2111

Wakabayashi Ward OfficeTel: 022-282-1111

Taihaku Ward OfficeTel: 022-247-1111

Izumi Ward OfficeTel: 022-372-3111

June 2022, City of Sendai