The Children and Families Agency will examine ways to help more pregnant women under difficult conditions, such as abuse and poverty, benefit from its program to provide them with a safe childbirth environment.
The program was launched in fiscal 2024 to prevent life-threatening situations for struggling women and their babies. As of January this year, 23 prefectural and municipal governments had taken part and offered temporary housing, meals, medical services and other necessary assistance through individual consultations.
Assistance seekers include young people who ran away from home due to bad relations with their parents, or other guardians, and those fleeing their partners' violence, agency officials said.
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