This page outlines support systems and services available immediately after childbirth (from birth to less than one month). It covers the Maternal and Child Health Handbook, childbirth and child care allowance (500,000 yen per child), postnatal leave (8 weeks), childbirth allowance, birth registration (within 14 days), child medical expense subsidies, high-cost medical care system, and newborn hearing screening. The page systematically presents government programs designed to support newborn health and lighten the financial burden on families during the postpartum period.