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This study aims to survey birth centers in Tokyo and Osaka, and to understand the actual condition of those centers. 1) Room styles are different depending on when the birth center was established and age of the midwife. 2) Most of birth centers have both delivery room and examination room. 3) Recently, the number of midwives who open their small birth centers increases. 4) There are two main reasons that midwives establish their birth centers. 5) The birth center is a birthing facility specialized in natural delivery, maternal, child health and the policy of each birth center has some effects of the midwife's age and social environment.

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The first report on this series, this paper study the planning and equipment of small-scale childcare facilities. The purpose of the analysis is to find what aspects of operation and licensing are better covered and what aspects require further regulation. The method for collecting this data was the design of surveys for 234 municipalities and 637 child care facilities throughout Japan and the analysis of the answers sent by them.The following aspect were analyzed; a) facility management, b) facility license approval process, c) building characteristics of facilities, d) rooms, equipment and playground, e) partner facility support.