Health support for women
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Women face various life-stage-specific health problems, including menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause. However, these problems are regarded as a matter of course, and many women do not know who to talk to and end up struggling. This informational website is intended to support not only working women but also their family members. We hope you will find it useful.
Support for expectant mothers / MamaWell
This service offers personal midwives who can assist with both work and pregnancy. The service is free to use and covers the period from the first trimester of pregnancy until three months after you give birth.
For details on how to apply, see below. (Japanese version only)
To register, you will need your "symbol number" and "insurer number."
Please have your insurance card, qualification certificate, or My Number card ready.
If you do not have an insurance card, please check the following.
How to check your Health Insurance Certificate information
How to use MamaWell
First, download the MamaWell app using the QR code.
Support for all women / Women’s Health Promotion Office HealthCareLab
This service provides health guides and e-learning regarding the unique characteristics of your body and mind, while also enabling you to check yourself for illnesses.
Information on various age groups, including issues encountered during puberty as well as old age, is available.
* This website is run by the Research Section and paid for by a Health, Labour and Welfare Sciences Research Grant. (Japanese version only)
Support for working women / “DO MY HEALTH! ~ Now Making Health Media! ~ ”
The National Federation of Health Insurance Societies (Kenporen) publishes easy-to-understand comics and videos that cover health issues faced by working women.
These stories enable you to easily learn about health problems lurking in the daily lives of women in just 60 seconds.
This content offers tips that can help you to notice things and take action through typical examples of menstruation, PMS, menopause, and other issues both at home and in the workplace.
(Japanese version only)
“DO MY HEALTH! ~ Now Making Health Media! ~ ”
