The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology investigated the number of childbirth appointments at nearly 400 medical institutions nationwide and found that it was about 30% less than the number of births in the previous year.
The society expects that the actual number of births will increase more than this, but will further investigate whether there is a tendency to refrain from giving birth due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology conducted an urgent questionnaire survey to investigate whether the spread of the new coronalus has affected childbirth, and received responses from 390 facilities nationwide.
From October to March next year, the number of childbirth reservations at these facilities was 76,871, which is approximately compared to the number of births at the same facility during the same period in the previous year, which was 110,218. It was 31% less.
In addition, in 6 prefectures in metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka, and Aichi, the average was 24% less, but in other prefectures it was 37% less, and it was less in areas other than metropolitan areas. ..
At the academic society, there are urgent births, so the actual number of births will increase more than this, and Tomoaki Ikeda, the chairman of the perinatal period of the academic society, said, "Is it due to the declining birthrate or is the new coronavirus causing birth restraint? Detailed cause analysis is yet to be done. On the other hand, we have found a big tendency for the number of births to decrease, so we would like to consider countermeasures. "