title: Current Proportion of Women Receiving Perinatal Psychosocial or Psychological Intervention in Japan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this study, we examined the current status of psychosocial or psychological intervention for women during pregnancy and the postpartum period in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  We estimated the number of women receiving perinatal psychosocial or psychological intervention in Japan. On December 2015, we requested 2,462 obstetrical facilities that are members of the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (JAOG) to provide information on women who received psychosocial or psychological intervention during pregnancy, the hospitalization period for childbirth and the puerperal 1 month in 2014. A total of 1,305 (53.0%) of the 2,462 obstetrical facilities responded with valid information on a total of 515,373 women, accounting for approximately 52% of all deliveries that occurred in Japan during the study period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The number of women who received psychosocial or psychological intervention during pregnancy, the hospitalization period for childbirth and the puerperal 1 month were 4,843 (0.94%), 4,791 (0.93%) and 3,015 (0.59%), respectively. In total, 8,743 women (1.70%) received psychosocial or psychological intervention in 2014.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the response rate, the number of women requiring perinatal psychosocial or psychological intervention was estimated to be 16,000 per year in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Japanese Red Cross Katsushika Maternity Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuribayashi
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asakawa
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okai
authors.affiliation: Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
keywords: Japanese women; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Psychosocial or psychological intervention