More than the half of public health nurses are married in Japan. It appears that maternal health care for those public health nurses is not quite sufficient. Among 92 public health nurses of health centers in Tokyo district, pregnant nurses on their jobs showed significant frequency of disturbances (interruptions, stillbirths etc.) during the period of their pregnancy compared with ones who were on leave.
Although reserved personnel for absent pregnant public health nurses must be considered by the hand of administration, there is much to be considered from the various related concerns to public health activities.