Pregnancy Guidelines

Update date: August 1, 2025

Those who become pregnant should obtain a pregnancy notification (ninshin todokedesho) at a clinic/hospital and submit it to the health center in their local ward, which will issue a Maternal and Child Health Handbook (boshi techo).

Please refer to the following links for information on this matter:

• Pregnancy（SAPPORO HELP DESK for Foreign Residents）
• Sapporo Child-Rearing Information Site（Japanese Only）
• Child Rearing（Hakodate Living Guide for Foreign Residents 2025 ）

• 北海道大学における子育て支援制度のあらまし (Overview of Hokkaido University’s Childcare Support System)（Japanese Only）