Kumamoto City and the hospital have agreed on the policy of creating a baby's family register under the authority of the mayor for babies born by women who wish to have a "confidential birth", which was originally introduced by Kumamoto City's Jikei Hospital.
Mayor Onishi said, "We have set the starting line for thinking about how to protect mothers and children in hospitals and cities."
In order to prevent "isolated childbirth" of women who have unexpected pregnancy, Kumamoto City's Jikei Hospital has introduced "confidential birth" to give birth without revealing its identity outside the hospital. A teenage woman who wants to give birth to a baby.
The hospital considered submitting the baby's birth certificate to the city without writing the parent's name, but whether it is a crime for the Legal Affairs Bureau to file a birth certificate with the parent's name hidden on the 10th of this month. The investigative agency made an individual decision, and requested that the mayor of the city, ward, town, or village be provided with information on the date of birth and place of birth so that the family register could be entered without submitting a birth certificate. rice field.
In response to this, Kumamoto City and the hospital held a private meeting on the 18th to sort out issues related to the family register of babies and future care, and agreed on the policy of creating a family register of babies under the authority of Mayor Onishi. ..
After the discussion, Mayor Onishi said, "The hospital has reported the birth date and place of birth of the baby, and from today we will start the procedure for creating a family register. Think about how to protect the mother and child at the hospital and the city. I stood on the starting line. "
In addition, Ken Hasuda, the director of Jikei Hospital, said, "I am grateful that Mayor Onishi said,'Leave it to me, I will cooperate.' How will the hospital manage information on the birth of the baby in the future? Will be an issue. "