「無痛むつう分ぶんべん」都道とどう府県ふけん別べつの実施じっし状況じょうきょう 実施じっしされていない県けんも

The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology has, for the first time, released information on the implementation status of painless childbirth, which uses anesthesia to relieve labor pains, by prefecture. It was found that the procedure accounted for over 30% of all births in Tokyo the year before last, while in Iwate and Kochi, not a single case was carried out, indicating significant regional disparities.

The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology conducts an annual survey on the status of painless childbirth at medical institutions nationwide and has released the results from the year before last.

According to that, the total number of births is over 720,000, and the proportion of painless deliveries is 13.

8% and 8 over the past 7 years until the year before last

Increased by 6 points

In this survey, the ratio by prefecture was announced for the first time, with Tokyo at 31.

2% is the highest, followed by ▽Kumamoto at 24%▽Kanagawa at 23%▽Chiba at 22

On the other hand, while there were municipalities where the rate exceeded 20% mainly in the Kanto region, there were significant regional disparities, such as Iwate and Kochi not having implemented a single case.

Tokyo is starting to offer financial assistance for painless childbirth from October this year, as part of support initiatives.

Professor Akihiko Sekizawa from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Showa University School of Medicine, who compiled the survey results, stated, A system that allows for painless delivery is necessary nationwide to expand options for pregnant women, and it is expected that the number of medical institutions implementing it will continue to increase.

Painless childbirth has risks such as complications, so we want to thoroughly train medical institutions and establish a safe system, they said.