LAB LOGA page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
Midwifery and Reproductive Health Lab
Machine-translated · View original
A midwifery lab that supports women's health during pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing.
AboutAbout the lab
Supporting women's health through research.
The Midwifery and Reproductive Health Lab conducts research and contributes to society in order to support women's health.
The lab aims to establish health guidance and care related to daily life so that women can go through pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing in good physical and mental health.
Its research sometimes also uses biochemical data.
The lab also aims to train midwives who can work not only in Japan but also internationally, as well as researchers in maternal and child health.
Key terms
- Perinatal period
- The period from late pregnancy through childbirth and the early postpartum period
- Respectful Maternity Care
- An approach to care that treats women with respect during pregnancy and childbirth
- Menstrual symptoms
- The various physical and mental symptoms that appear in association with menstruation
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to establish lifestyle-related health guidance and care so that women can stay healthy in both mind and body during pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing. Research proceeds on themes set by each faculty member, including lifestyle habits, nutrition, mental health, and menstrual symptoms.
*Illustrative imageLifestyle habits in the perinatal period
The lab conducts research on lifestyle habits during the perinatal period. This is the theme handled by Professor Shiraishi.
*Illustrative imageNutritional status and physical and mental health
The lab investigates how nutritional status in the perinatal period affects women's mental and physical health. This is the theme handled by Professor Shiraishi.
*Illustrative imageRespectful care and mental health
The lab investigates how Respectful Maternity Care affects the mental health of women in the perinatal period. This is the theme handled by Associate Professor Horiguchi.
*Illustrative imageMaking menstrual symptoms visible
To capture menstrual symptoms in a visible form, the lab is developing evaluation indicators based on autonomic nervous system activity. This is the theme handled by Assistant Professor Terasawa.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorMie Shiraishi
- Associate ProfessorHanna Horiguchi
- Assistant ProfessorEriko Terasawa
VoicesStudent voices
Ratings and reviews reflect the experiences of individual current or former students, not the lab's official views. Whether a lab has reviews, or how many, says nothing about the lab itself.
Students who take part in an interview may receive a thank-you gift worth ¥1,000, regardless of what they say.
Student ratings (0 students)
--
--
--
--
--
--
Student voices answer questions like these
- What's great about this lab?
- What did you learn after joining?
- What's the vibe, and what is the professor like?
- Who is this lab for?
- Where do graduates go?
Your experience can help younger students choose their lab. Your name won't be shown.
Write a lab reviewAnonymous · Your draft is saved if you stopRelatedLabs similar to Midwifery and Reproductive Health Lab
Acute and Palliative Care LabFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences
Perioperative Management LabFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences
Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing LabFaculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences
Chronic Illness Nursing LabFaculty of Medicine, School of Health SciencesThe information on this page is compiled by the LabLog team from the lab's public information and interviews. For corrections or removal requests, please contact LabLog, not the lab.
Report an errorAbout the images
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: “5. Improve Maternal Health ( )” USAID U.S. Agency for International Development / Public domain (cropped)
- Lifestyle habits in the perinatal period: “Entbindungsbett” Arneb / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Nutritional status and physical and mental health: “Healthy meal” ProjectManhattan / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Respectful care and mental health: “Mother and child, ante-natal care clinic, Jigawa, Nigeria, December )” Susan Elden, health advisor, DFID Nigeria / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Making menstrual symptoms visible: “Hot water bottle for menstrual pain” Vulvani / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (急性期・緩和ケア学): “Patient lying in hospital bed in intensive care unit in Germany in 2015” Pittigrilli / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (周手術
期管理学): “AusMAT team members performing surgery ( )” Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade / CC BY 2.0 (cropped) - Related lab (精神保健看護学): “Nursing staff, St Mary's Hospital” Ardosion / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (慢性疾患看護学): “Nurse checks blood pressure” Linda Bartlett (Photographer) / Public domain (cropped)
About LabLog
LabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the basic lab info and rating summaries on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.