Birth Plan
Mother's Tree Japan is a non-profit organization that actively offers various services to support foreign women living in Japan from pregnancy through delivery to child-rearing.
Mother's Tree Japan website offers a foreign version of Birth Plan, i.e, a format for you to write down your plans and wishes for your delivery: what you want to do during pregnancy and delivery, what you do NOT want to do during pregnancy and delivery, what you plan to do for better health and growth of your baby, etc. It will help you communicate your wishes and feelings clearly to the doctor or the midwife, making your delivery much smoother. Available languages are English, Spanish, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Burmese (Myanmarese), and Nepalese. Tap below for a copy. By clicking on the flag of each language on the linked Japanese page, the language will be displayed.
| English | German | French | Spanish | Portuguese | Italian | Chinese | Korean | Thai | Tagalog | Vietnamese | Indonesian | Burmese (Myanmar) | Russian | Bengali (Bangladesh) | Nepali | Plain Japanese | |
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| Birth Plan | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
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Other services by Mother's Tree Japan
Below are some other services offered by Mother's Tree Japan.
- Prenatal and postnatal classes are offered to foreign women giving birth in Japan in their native languages. Online registration is possible: please tap here. By clicking on the flag of each language on the linked Japanese page, the language will be displayed.
- Accompanying service: When a foreign woman giving birth in Japan needs somebody to accompany her at hospital visits, interviews at public institutions, participation in child-raising circles, discussions at nursery schools, etc., please tap here. By clicking on the flag of each language on the linked Japanese page, the language will be displayed.
- Communication Tools for Expectant Mothers: Some tools that will help a foreign woman giving birth in Japan to communicate with others before, during, and after delivery are offered free of charge upon request. Available languages are: English, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Nepali, and Burmese (Myanmarese). Please tap here. By clicking on the flag of each language on the linked Japanese page, the language will be displayed.
- Consultations in native languages: When a foreign woman giving birth in Japan wants to consult a professional about child-rearing, her own health and life, etc. , free consultation is available in English, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Nepali, and Burmese (Myanmarese). Please tap here. By clicking on the flag of each language on the linked Japanese page, the language will be displayed.