A Maternal and Child Health Handbook (母子健康手帳, boshi kenkо̄ techо̄) is a handbook issued by Japanese municipalities as stipulated by the Maternal and Child Health Act to record the health conditions of mothers and children throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. It also serves as a primary resource book of health guidance for expectant and nursing mothers and infants, as well as a child-rearing textbook for parents of infants and toddlers. The first half of the handbook includes a section for recording pregnancy and childbirth, and for a newborn baby, there is a section for periodic health examinations, immunizations (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, measles, etc.), and dental examinations until the child enters elementary school. The latter half is designed by each municipal
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