Midwifery in Japan

Midwifery in Japan

Japanese Nursing Association has published a leaflet, the latest version of ”Midwifery in Japan Overview".
In the leaflet, you can find the brief overview of midwives, maternal and child health statistics, social welfare systems, and activities of midwives in Japan.
You may also like Midwifery in Japan 2018.

Midwifery in Japan Overview

Midwifery in Japan (2018)

Always by your side～Midwifery practice in Japan～

The video is an introduction to midwifery practice in Japan （3min full version）

Revised Guidelines for the Development of Disaster Preparedness Manuals for Delivery Facilities Partial Excerpt

This document is a partial English translation of the Revised Guidelines for the Development of Disaster Preparedness Manuals for Delivery Facilities, prepared and published by the Japanese Nursing Association (JNA) in 2024.
It aims to make JNA’s initiatives accessible internationally and to promote the effective use of these guidelines for the development of disaster preparedness manuals.
Sections shaded in gray are not included in this translation.

Revised Guidelines for the Development of Disaster Preparedness Manuals for Delivery Facilities Partial Excerpt

Guidelines for Applying Clinical Ladder of Competencies for Midwifery Practice (CLoCMiP)

The stagnant acquisition of practical midwifery ability is caused by external environmental factors in the perinatal medical care service systems, and by the resultant internal environmental factors. Taking into account the situations, in 2012, JNA developed and released nationwide the “Career Paths for Midwives” and the “Clinical Ladder of Competencies for Midwifery Practice (CLoCMiP)”. The guidelines have been utilized to develop and strengthen practical competencies of midwives in Japan.

As a Level III certification in the CLoCMiP was commenced, we hope that the guidelines will be further utilized.

Posters JNA presented at the 33^rd ICM Triennial Congress 2023

Midwives from around the world got together for the first time in about six years for the ICM Triennial Congress in June 2023. Japanese Nursing Association had poster session and exhibit a booth.

Poster Presentation
Effectiveness of In-Hospital Midwife-Led Care and In-Hospital Midwifery Clinics in Japan to Protect Future Births: Satisfaction of Expectant/Nursing Mothers and Reduction of Obstetrician’s Workload

Exhibition Booth
Japanese Nursing Association (JNA) Initiatives Designed to Promote Midwifery in Communities