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Women's Health and Midwifery Lab
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A midwifery lab that values sexual and reproductive health.
AboutAbout the lab
Supporting people's own choices and their health.
As the field responsible for midwifery education, the Women's Health and Midwifery Lab values sexual and reproductive health and aims to realize human well-being.
The lab regards sexuality and reproduction (whether or not to have children, and if so, by what method and when) as a human right that people should be free to choose for themselves.
The lab studies body care suited to women's life stages, such as postpartum urinary incontinence and decreased bone density during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as support for families welcoming a child, including perinatal mental health.
Research on support for pregnancy, childbirth, and families is carried out in collaboration with partners such as the Comprehensive Perinatal Care Center at Tohoku University Hospital.
Key terms
- Perinatal period
- The period from late pregnancy to shortly after birth, when the health of mother and child is closely monitored
- Pelvic floor muscles
- Muscles at the bottom of the pelvis that support organs such as the bladder and uterus from below. When they become lax, they can lead to urine leakage after childbirth
- Sexuality
- The whole range of elements related to a person's sex, including biological sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to build a nursing science that supports people in making choices of their own about sexuality and reproduction, and in living healthy and happy lives. Its research rests on two pillars: physical conditioning suited to women's life stages, and support for pregnancy, childbirth, and families welcoming a child.
*Illustrative imagePelvic floor rehabilitation using ultrasound imaging
The lab confirmed that postpartum stress urinary incontinence reflects laxity of the pelvic floor muscles, and developed a method of evaluating muscle function with ultrasound imaging. It has tested the effectiveness of rehabilitation that incorporates image-based biofeedback, and is also working on automatic evaluation using AI.
*Illustrative imagePreventing bone density loss during pregnancy and breastfeeding
During pregnancy and breastfeeding, calcium taken in by the mother is supplied to the child, so bone density tends to decrease. The lab estimates bone mass during pregnancy in women who have cesarean sections at Tohoku University Hospital, and plans to use the results to develop nursing care that prevents this loss.
*Illustrative imageSupport for pregnancy, childbirth, and families
The lab conducts a variety of studies in collaboration with the Comprehensive Perinatal Care Center at Tohoku University Hospital and other partners. Its work covers perinatal mental health, the development and evaluation of perinatal care, support for mothers and fathers in the NICU, and co-parenting.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Women's Health and Midwifery Lab consist of faculty, master's students, part-time lecturers, administrative assistants, and technical assistants.
- ProfessorMikako Yoshida
- LecturerMaiko Kawajiri
- Assistant ProfessorAkari Yoshida
- Assistant ProfessorRyoko Kimura
- Assistant (Joshu)Yuko Ogi
- Assistant (Joshu)Maho Kumagai
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Pregnant woman” Ken Hammond (USDA) / Public domain (cropped)
- Pelvic floor rehabilitation using ultrasound imaging: “Vessie et rééducation du périnée” Plim79 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Preventing bone density loss during pregnancy and breastfeeding: “Mother breastfeeding child” Asikironalio / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Support for pregnancy, childbirth, and families: “WOMAN WHO HAS JUST GIVEN BIRTH IN THE DELIVERY ROOM OF LORETTO HOSPITAL IN NEW ULM, MINNESOTA. HER HUSBAND, WHO... - NARA - 558166” Phillips, Kathy, Photographer (NARA record: 8467756) / Public domain (cropped)
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