Yonabaru Town, Okinawa, Fully Implements 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online' from April 2026
Yonabaru Town, Okinawa, has officially launched the 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online' service, operated by Kids Public Inc., for its residents starting April 1, 2026. Following a trial period, this full implementation allows residents to easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians via smartphones, aiming to alleviate anxiety related to pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.
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Kids Public Inc. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Naoya Hashimoto) has partnered with Yonabaru Town, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa (Mayor: Tsutomu Teruya) to begin providing its 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online' service to Yonabaru Town residents starting April 1, 2026.
The service was introduced on a trial basis in Yonabaru Town from January 1, 2026. Following positive usage by residents, it has now been officially implemented. By creating an environment where families can easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians via their smartphones, we will provide support to ensure greater peace of mind during pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.
## ■ Background to the Introduction of 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online'
Yonabaru Town, Okinawa, is promoting a 'life course approach' aimed at promoting health throughout life, from the fetal stage to old age. As its foundation, measures in maternal and child health—the starting point for health maintenance and disease prevention—are positioned as extremely important for the town.
Recently, in Yonabaru Town, due to changes in social structure, there has been an increasing trend of women feeling isolated due to a lack of readily available consultants regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. There was also the challenge of difficulty in discerning reliable professional information amidst the flood of information from the internet and social media.
The town's '3rd Yonabaru Town Child and Child-Rearing Support Business Plan' upholds the basic philosophy of creating 'a town full of smiles for children and childcare, where children's rights are respected and healthy growth is ensured.' The introduction of this project aims to enrich and strengthen 'uninterrupted support from the pregnancy period' to realize this philosophy.
Yonabaru Town had introduced 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online' on a trial basis from January 1, 2026.
Through online consultations via smartphones, which are routinely used by child-rearing generation residents, providing an environment where they can directly and easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians was Yonabaru Town's desire to 'strengthen continuous support.' This trial led to the current full implementation.
By creating an environment where families can easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians via their smartphones, we will contribute to further supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare in Yonabaru Town.
## ■ About Yonabaru Town, Okinawa
Yonabaru Town is located in the southern part of Okinawa Main Island. Although it is the smallest municipality on the island, it is a town of sun and greenery where a convenient urban area and a warm local community coexist.
Based on the '2nd Yonabaru Town Health Promotion Plan (Yonabaru Town Maternal and Child Health Plan)' and the '3rd Yonabaru Town Child and Child-Rearing Support Business Plan,' the town is developing detailed support tailored to each life stage to ensure all children live happily. Especially in maternal and child health, from the perspective of the life course approach, early intervention from the pregnancy period and continuous support are emphasized, and the town is focusing on developing childcare support environments suited to the times, such as the introduction of this ICT-utilized service.
The service was introduced on a trial basis in Yonabaru Town from January 1, 2026. Following positive usage by residents, it has now been officially implemented. By creating an environment where families can easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians via their smartphones, we will provide support to ensure greater peace of mind during pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare.
## ■ Background to the Introduction of 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online'
Yonabaru Town, Okinawa, is promoting a 'life course approach' aimed at promoting health throughout life, from the fetal stage to old age. As its foundation, measures in maternal and child health—the starting point for health maintenance and disease prevention—are positioned as extremely important for the town.
Recently, in Yonabaru Town, due to changes in social structure, there has been an increasing trend of women feeling isolated due to a lack of readily available consultants regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. There was also the challenge of difficulty in discerning reliable professional information amidst the flood of information from the internet and social media.
The town's '3rd Yonabaru Town Child and Child-Rearing Support Business Plan' upholds the basic philosophy of creating 'a town full of smiles for children and childcare, where children's rights are respected and healthy growth is ensured.' The introduction of this project aims to enrich and strengthen 'uninterrupted support from the pregnancy period' to realize this philosophy.
Yonabaru Town had introduced 'Obstetrics and Pediatrics Online' on a trial basis from January 1, 2026.
Through online consultations via smartphones, which are routinely used by child-rearing generation residents, providing an environment where they can directly and easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians was Yonabaru Town's desire to 'strengthen continuous support.' This trial led to the current full implementation.
By creating an environment where families can easily consult with obstetricians, midwives, and pediatricians via their smartphones, we will contribute to further supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare in Yonabaru Town.
## ■ About Yonabaru Town, Okinawa
Yonabaru Town is located in the southern part of Okinawa Main Island. Although it is the smallest municipality on the island, it is a town of sun and greenery where a convenient urban area and a warm local community coexist.
Based on the '2nd Yonabaru Town Health Promotion Plan (Yonabaru Town Maternal and Child Health Plan)' and the '3rd Yonabaru Town Child and Child-Rearing Support Business Plan,' the town is developing detailed support tailored to each life stage to ensure all children live happily. Especially in maternal and child health, from the perspective of the life course approach, early intervention from the pregnancy period and continuous support are emphasized, and the town is focusing on developing childcare support environments suited to the times, such as the introduction of this ICT-utilized service.