“Sudden Closure of Kato Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in Tokyo’s Arakawa Ward: Implications for Pregnant Women and Nursing Mothers”

Due to the sudden closure of Kato Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic in Machiya, Arakawa Ward, Tokyo, Arakawa Ward said on the 11th that it was able to contact the clinic, saying, “The reason for the closure is the worsening cash flow and the director’s poor health. ” announced.

The ward plans to subsidize part of the costs for pregnant women living in the ward who have undergone medical checkups at a hospital and need to be reexamined at another hospital. We are promoting information about hospitals and clinics inside and outside the ward as destinations for expectant and nursing mothers who have been going to hospitals, and we are also introducing other facilities for postpartum care.

A person in charge of the ward’s health promotion division said, “We’re trying to get in touch with pregnant women directly. We hope they can calm down and find a new doctor together.”

The clinic announced on its website that it will be closed on the 8th of this month. There was no detailed explanation such as the reason, and the hospital was closed suddenly, so the ward received many consultation calls from expectant and nursing mothers. (Yosuke Hamasaki)