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Useful expressions for prenatal check up(For hospitals)

The ﬁrst checkup①

I am going to do a pregnancy test.

I am going to do an urine test.

There are cups in the bathroom.

When you finished collecting urine, place the cup
on the specific counter.

Let me do a medical exam.
(internal examination and transvaginal ultrasound).

初診②
The ﬁrst checkup②

Please remove all your underwear and sit on theexamination table.

You are pregnant.
(the fetal sac or baby's heartbeat is confirmed).

The baby's heartbeat has not been confirmed yet.

Please come back in ____ weeks.

Please go to the health center and get Boshi techo（the Mother and Child Health Handbook）.

初診③
The ﬁrst checkup③Your due date is ________________.

Please tell me about your medical history.

You have twins/ triplets/ multiples.

You cannot give birth in this hospital.

(I redommend you to use a large hospital. /Please findanother hospital where they can handle your situation.)

初診④
The ﬁrst checkup④

Please take notes of your weight and blood pressure.

Weight and blood pressure test and a urine test
should be taken before each visit.

How much do you understand Japanese(Non, To some extent)?

Does your partner speak Japanese?

Do you plan to give birth in Japan or returning home?

初診⑤
The ﬁrst checkup⑤

Do you have family or friends who can help you?

What kind of occupation do you have?

From now on, checkups will be once a month, and it will
be every week as your due date will be approaching.
Please make sure to come.

If you need an interpreter or support please contact us.

2回目以降①
From the second checkup①

I am going to take your transvaginal ultrasound.

Please remove all your underwear and sit on theexamination table.

I am going to do a cervical cancer test.

I am going to do a test for genital infections.

2回目以降②From the second checkup②

I am going to do a test for genital infections.

Here is a baby.
Here are (feet, hands, belly, buttocks, face).

The baby is about ____grams now.

2回目以降③From the second checkup③

The size of the baby is equivalent to the numberof weeks / is larger / is smaller.

Your Amniotic fluid is high/low.

Would you like to know the sex of your baby?

( Boy / Girl /Cannot tell you the sex until the baby
is born due to the regulation of this hospital)

Your baby is breech.

2回目以降④
From the second checkup④

There is a suspected fetal abnormality.

Let me examine your baby.

I would like to explain about your baby's condition.

I am going to take a blood sample.

(blood typing, blood count, blood sugar, infections,blood coagulation tests, etc.)2回目以降⑤
From the second checkup⑤

I am going to take a measure of your abdominal
circumference and your uterine fundus length.

I am going to monitor your fetal heart rate, which takes
about 30 minutes.

(Baby is fine/we'll continue monitoring a little longer)

I can not find any abnormality results.

I will refer you to a larger hospital. Take the referral letterwith you.

2回目以降⑥
From the second checkup⑥

You are overweight. Please monitor your diet.

Your blood glucose levels are high.
I am going to do a test for gestational diabetes.

Please go to a dentist, internist, cardiologist, orendocrinologist.

Your diagnose is gestational diabetes.
Please take a consultation for nutritional guidance.

Please check your own blood sugar daily.
Please rent an equipment and purchase needles.

2回目以降⑦
From the second checkup⑦

You have pregnancy hypertension.

You have anemia.
I will give you some iron pills and you should take them.

Do you have constipation?
If so, I will give you some medicine for it.

There are some varicose veins. You need some treatment.

Malnourished and dehydrated due to morning sickness, so
an intravenous drip is needed.

2回目以降⑧From the second checkup⑧

You have an Impending preterm labor.

(I will give you some medicine for upset stomach.
Please rest at home./ You need to be hospitalized formonitoring. I will explain the procedure.)

The Itchy skin is due to pregnancy.
It will disapear after childbirth.

I will give you an anti-itch medicine.

I will give you antipyretics/painkiller which can be taken during pregnancy.

2回目以降⑨
From the second checkup⑨

I am going to do an internal examination to check thecondition of the cervix (dilated , softness, and thickness)and the baby's head.

Your cervix is (dilated/not dilated yet, softening /still
hard, thinning/still thick).

Your baby's head has appreared. / The head is still distant.

It looks like not for a while / coming soon.

Are there any other concerns about your physicalcondition?

事務手続きPaperwork

Please bring your registration card, insurance card, Boshitecho and coupons whenever you visit a hospital.

Please make sure to fill in your name and address on thecoupon and submit to the hospital reception.

Please make a deposit in yen for your delivery fee.

The deposit will be deducted from the settlement afterdelivery.

Due to the procedure for “The Childbirth Lump-Sum
Allowance” . Please fill in the document here.

出産に向けての準備①
Preparing for childbirth①

This is a consent form for a hearing screening test
for babies.

It costs 0000yen, but many mothers take it.

This is a consent form for a screening test for congenital
metabolic disorders and other conditions in babies.
This is free of charge.

This is a consent and approval form for inpatientdelivery.

This is a consent and authorization form related
to vitamin K syrup.

出産に向けての準備②
Preparing for childbirth②

Have your partner or guarantor sign the form.

Please sign at home.

Here is a list of items to prepare before admission
to the hospital.

Guidance while inpatient.

Please talk with a midwife about childbirth.

出産に向けての準備③
Preparing for childbirth③

Here is a written request lists (birth plan) about the birthof your child.

Person that are allowed/not allowed to attend childbirth.
(Partner, older child, own mother, others).

Visitors that are allowed/not allowed duringhospitalization. (Partner, older children, parents , others).

You can have a painless delivery / or you can’t have one
from our hospital.

Call the hospital immediately if you have contractions(every ____ minutes, if you bleed, if your water breaks).

出産に向けての準備④
Preparing for childbirth④

It is useful to register for a labor taxi in advance.

When you come to the hospital,
please check the list and bring all the items with you.

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Useful expressions for prenatal check up(For mothers)Pregnancy checkup ( at hospital)①

I might be pregnant.
(pregnancy test was positive/delayed menstruation)

Do I need to visit to every prenatal checkup?

Can I come for a prenatal checkup with(partner/interpreter/etc.)?

May I use a telephone interpreter during a prenatal checkup?

I would like a female doctor for religious reasons. Is itpossible?

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Pregnancy checkup ( at hospital)②

I have a special diet for religious reasons.
Can I discuss my diet during inpatient?

Can I have a prenatal diagnosis? (Maternal serum markertest, NIPT, amniotic fluid test)

What kind of test is this?

Please could you explain the estimate cost of the test?

I will come with my partner/interpreter next time.
Could you explain again in detail next time?

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Physical condition and daily life①

I have lower abdominal pain. (Sometimes/often)

I have uterus contractions . (Sometimes/often).

I have bleeding.

I am concern about childbirth.
(Age, physical condition, lack of support, finance).

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I have sever morning sickness. Am I ok?
(Sometimes I can’t eat, drink fluids.
I vomit drinks, vomit all the time).

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Physical condition and daily life②

I have much appetite.

I gain weight even I am very careful with my diet.

How much more weight can I gain before the birth?

Do you have any advice?
Should I avoid specific food during pregnancy?

Are there any foods (ingredients or ways of eating)recommended for pregnant women?

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Physical condition and daily life③

Can I drink coffee/tea?

Can I get some supplements (iron, folic acid, etc.)?

Are there any supplements recommended for pregnant
women?

What kind of exercise do you recommend for pregnant
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I have severe constipation. I need some medicine.
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Physical condition and daily life④

I have a cold. (a fever, sore throat, cough, runny nose)
Can I get medicine?

I have hay fever. Can I get medicine?

I do not feel well.
(Headache, dizziness or lightheadedness, breathlessness,lethargy)

I am sleepy all the time./I can not sleep well during night.

My skin is very itchy.

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Physical condition and daily life⑤

I have some red spots on my skin.

I have swollen legs/feet.

I have leg cramps. (Komura-gaeri)

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Baby

How is my baby?

How big is my baby now? (how many grams and centimeters)

Is the baby growing well?

Is the baby a boy or a girl?

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Confirmation for delivery (hospitalization)①

I would like to have a natural delivery as possible.

I don't want to have an episiotomy if possible.

Can I have an epidural?

Can I request a cesarean section instead of a Virginal birth?

Can my partner/ older child/ own mother/ others attend the delivery?

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Confirmation for delivery (hospitalization)②

Can my partner/ older child/ own mother/ others visit during hospitalization?

How long would I stay in the hospital?

I want to breastfeed my baby.
Please tell me how to care(massage) from now on.

I would like to raise my baby with both breastfeed andformula.

I would like to know about baby items(crib, baby bath, babybottle, etc./when, price) I should prepare at home.

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Confirmation for delivery (hospitalization)③051

I would like to know about preparations( item list) for
hospitalization .

I would like to confirm the timing of hospitalization.

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