Pregnancy and Birth Survey: Outline (2/2)

Details of the responses were compiled by the Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, to detect people considered to be in need of support.¹ If there were any people who were considered to be in need of support, midwives, public health nurses, doctors or other specialized staff members offered telephone consultations or other support to such people by e-mail or by other means.

The main survey ended with the FY2020 survey.

From FY2015, the first follow-up survey to ask about mental and physical health conditions was conducted targeting respondents to the main survey in FY2011 to FY2014 (4 years after delivery). The survey ended with the FY2018 survey.

From FY2019, the second follow-up survey was conducted targeting respondents to the main survey in FY2011 to FY2014 (8 years after delivery), and the survey ended with the FY2022 survey.

Consultations by phone or e-mail are continuously offered even at present.

1. Respondents who replied that they tend to feel depressed and that they are not interested in things, or respondents who are considered to be in need of support based on the content of their free remarks (such as those who are in need of help, who are severely depressed, who need support for child rearing, who are worried about radiation doses, or who directly made requests or are requiring concrete answers)

• Included in this reference material on March 31, 2013
• Updated on March 31, 2025