Postpartum care is essential for physical recovery, hormonal balance, and emotional support after childbirth. It includes rest, nutrition, wound care, and emotional well-being to promote early recovery and maintain overall health. This article also discusses English-speaking prenatal and postpartum care facilities in Japan.

Over-the-counter ( OTC ) medicine is easier to find in Japan than you think. Here are some popular pharmacies that you can easily find, along with useful Japanese phrases and commonly used OTC medicines and the ailments they help alleviate.

In this list, you can find English-Speaking doctors and hospitals in Osaka-shi and Minoh-shi in Osaka prefecture.

Many options are available to foreigners giving birth in Japan. Maternity care in Japan is offered through a variety of institutions including large hospitals, small specialized maternity clinics, and midwife practices that emphasize natural birthing. Maternity hospitals with English-speaking staff are listed below.

In this list, you will find English-Speaking doctors and hospitals in Yokohama and Yokosuka in Kanagawa prefecture.

A list of English-Speaking / Foreign-Friendly doctors and hospitals in Sapporo, Hokkaido.