Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover
  • Book
  • © 2021

Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Birth Outcomes in a Catastrophe in a Highly Aged Society

Authors:

  1. Honami Yoshida

    1. Graduate School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kawasaki City, Japan

    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed   Google Scholar

  • Highlights the importance of maternal health care preparedness in disaster response based on evidence from Japan, a highly aged society and a country with high seismic activity
  • Reveals, on the basis of disaster response in Japan, how women of reproductive age have not been given adequate attention in the health care system
  • Shows how disaster damage impacts the country’s population, information that is relevant to emergency preparedness in other regions around the globe

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies (BRIEFSPOPULAT)

Part of the book sub series: Population Studies of Japan (POPULAT)

Sections

Buy it now

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
    PDF
Back to top

About this book

This book provides insights into the enormous impact of fetal and newborn loss in the aftermath of the natural disasters that Japanese society constantly has to face. It first reveals effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 on the next generation and reproductive attitudes and shows that prenatal care strategies for emergencies had not been established by any local government in Japan. With continuing research on birth outcomes in the area surrounding the catastrophe, the authors emphasize the importance of the pre-hospital obstetric care team in disaster response and highlight the inequality in health care in a highly aging society like Japan, where perinatal health care is given lower priority than elderly care.


Following the creation of a specialized project for pre and postnatal care the authors conducted surveys on how community preparedness in maternal and child health for post-disaster areas impacted population changes.


This book is a valuable resource for researchers who are interested in the association between rapid population decline and the disaster management system for maternal and child health, as well as the effect of culture, gender bias, and family traditions.
Back to top

Keywords

Back to top

Authors and Affiliations

  • Graduate School of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Kawasaki City, Japan

    Honami Yoshida

Back to top

About the author

Honami Yoshida, Senior Researcher, Department of Health Promotion, National Institute of Public Health
Back to top

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lessons Learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake

  • Book Subtitle: Birth Outcomes in a Catastrophe in a Highly Aged Society

  • Authors: Honami Yoshida

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4391-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4390-1Published: 23 April 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4391-8Published: 22 April 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2211-3215

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-3223

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 88

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Demography, Family, Social Care, Population Economics

Back to top

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Back to top
Access via your institution

Buy it now

eBook USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

Search

Navigation