Consultation dial for pregnant women More than 400 in 3 days New Corona Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare May 3 4:08
Since midwives responded to the consultation dial of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, where midwives responded to the worries of pregnant women who are worried about the spread of new coronavirus, more than 400 consultations were received within 3 days from the opening , And double the number of telephone lines to support it.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has opened a consultation dial for midwives since last month to ease the anxiety of pregnant women and mothers with small children during the consecutive holidays when the windows of medical institutions and local governments are closed.
The number of consultations received over the three days up to the first day of this month reached 426, and some of them could not be dealt with, so we will double the number of telephone lines from the second day onward.
The breakdown of the consultants was that 261 were the most pregnant women and 87 were women before and after childbirth.
The content of the consultation was 142 cases that complained of anxiety about infection such as "I was infected due to a slight fever", and 66 related to work such as "Is it okay to continue working at the risk of infection?" It was a matter.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, “In many cases, pregnant women are isolated and become more anxious while going out of self-control. Even if a midwife with specialized knowledge speaks, anxiety may be alleviated. I want people to consult without any worries. "
This consultation dial is available from 09:00 to 5:00 pm on 0120-220-273 until 6th of this month.