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Support System of Maternal and Child Care on Great East Japan Earthquake

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Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake

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Abstract

When a large-scale natural disaster occurs in Japan, the type of support provided is decided based on the demands of the affected prefecture. Moreover, it is necessary for local governments and regions to reach out to mothers and children who cannot contact the governments for the request of support. In particular, it is necessary to pay attention to pregnant and nursing women and infants with sufficient preparation for their obstetric medical needs. The legal basis for providing support such as establishing evacuation sites for pregnant and nursing women is necessary. In recent major disasters, various groups from all over the areas of Japan have provided appropriate support. Cross-sectoral coordination between organizations as well as with the government is essential from the perspective of providing support for maternal and child care.

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Abbreviations

DMAT:

Disaster medical assistance team

DPAT:

Disaster psychiatric assistance team

DRM:

Disaster-risk management

DRR:

Disaster-risk reduction

FAO:

Food Aid Organization

GEJE:

Great East Japan Earthquake

GHAE:

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

HFA:

Hyogo framework for action

ISDR:

International strategy for disaster reduction

JGSDF:

Japan ground self-defense force

MDG:

Millennium development goal

PPDML:

Pediatric and perinatal disaster medical liaison

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by the following research grants:

1. Health and Labor Sciences Research Grants (Research on Health Security Control) “Research on the Development of a Regional Collaborative Disaster Prevention System Including the Operation of Welfare Shelters for Those Who Require Assistance in Times of Disaster with the Central Focus on Pregnant and Nursing Women and Infants” (Research representative: Honami Yoshida, 2013–2015).

2. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research “Maternal and Child Health Required in Times of Disaster - from Research on the Impacts of the GEJE on Maternal and Child Health” (Research representative: Honami Yoshida, 2012–2014).

The author thanks Dr. Kentaro Hayashi and others who provided help at the Primary Care for All Team (PCAT), PCOT project members that include Dr. Hiroshi Ota, Dr. Yumie Ikeda, Dr. Keiko Otsuka, Ms. Yukari Endo, and Mw. Shoko So, who have contributed to developing training for rescuing pregnant and nursing women in times of disaster; and Dr. Yosuke Fujioka and Dr. Shinji Tsunawaki who have worked to address the needs of pregnant women from the inception of the PCAT. The author also thanks Mw. Naoko Nakane for her dedicated education in this field.

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Yoshida, H. (2021). Support System of Maternal and Child Care on Great East Japan Earthquake. In: Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake. SpringerBriefs in Population Studies(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4391-8_2

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