MIDWIVES

Aya Nagai, Chief Midwife
Born in Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
I met a midwife for the first time when I was in high school, and my excitement never stopped in my mind. This encounter led me to be a midwife and to my life as a midwife in many different places.

My favorite things are the sea, traveling, and eating. I like meeting all kinds of people, eating local food, and feeling the local lifestyle.

After graduating from the Faculty of Health Care and Nursing at Juntendo University, I had various experiences in the obstetrics and gynecology ward at Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital. Later, I worked as a midwife in Sudan and Solomon Islands as JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. Through such experiences, I learned the importance of gentle childbirth. After returning to Japan, I worked at a midwifery center and a clinic before opening Uruha Midwifery in my home prefecture. There are more midwifery clinics in central Shizuoka, but fewer in the eastern part of Shizuoka, so I hope Uruha Midwifery Clinic to be the one everyone come to rest and relax as one of few midwiferies here.
Member of Japan Midwives Association, Shizuoka Midwives Association

Chie Ito, Midwife
Born in Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
When I was a student, I learned that the life that had sprouted in a womb could be lost, and I wondered, “What is life?” This question led me to be a midwife.
Through working in the obstetrics and gynecology ward at Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, I was able to work with many patients and cultivate my foundation as a midwife. Later, I have been able to witness many lives at local clinics and midwifery centers, being impressed by the preciousness and the power of life. I would be very happy if I can walk with you through the process of your life – a happy birth, the beginning of parenthood, and your family life.
As a mother who has experience of birth at home and midwifery, I am looking forward to meeting you.