Kumamoto City's Jikei Hospital, which has independently introduced "confidential birth" to give birth only to the hospital, created a private draft of the guidelines being formulated by the government and submitted it to the city.



This includes accepting "anonymous births" that do not reveal their identities to hospitals.

In order to prevent "isolated childbirth" at homes of women who have unexpected pregnancy, Jikei Hospital has independently introduced "confidential birth" that reveals its identity only to the hospital, and so far two women have introduced it. I gave birth to a baby.



Although "confidential birth" is not legalized in Japan, the national government has shown that it is possible to deal with it under the current system, and has formulated guidelines to deal with issues such as treatment of children and support for mothers. We are.



In the private draft of the guideline prepared by Jikei Hospital, the definition of "confidential birth" is such that the pregnant woman discloses the identity information only to the hospital counselor, and the information on the birth is given to the mother when the child reaches a certain age. With the consent of the mother, it is possible to disclose it to the child, and the mother will indicate when to disclose it.



It also indicates that the mother will be allowed to identify herself after a confidential birth and raise her child herself, as well as the deadline.



In addition, it includes accepting "anonymous births" that do not reveal their identities to hospitals.



Ken Hasuda, director of Jikei Hospital, said, "Two people have already given birth, and guidelines are needed to alleviate anxiety in the field, so I want them to take shape as soon as possible."



Kumamoto City will sort out the issues based on the hospital's private plan and inform the country.