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Modernisation in Japan has changed the modes of childbirth dramatically – from home delivery surrounded by family members to delivery in a hospital in a bright clean room surrounded by medical professionals. However, Japanese women and their families still maintain cultural traditions in modified ways. Tradition and modern medicine exist side by side in contemporary Japanese childbirth. This chapter describes the changing childbirth scenario in Japan – its history, its current situation, and its future trends.
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Yanagisawa, S. (2009). Childbirth in Japan. In: Selin, H. (eds) Childbirth Across Cultures. Science Across Cultures: the History of Non-Western Science, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2599-9_8
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