noun
maternal and child health handbook; maternity health record book
Abbreviation of 母子健康手帳. A government-issued booklet given to expectant mothers in Japan to record pregnancy, childbirth, and child health checkups.
See also: 母子健康手帳
妊娠がわかったら、母子手帳をもらいに役所へ行きます。
When you find out you're pregnant, you go to the municipal office to get a maternal and child health handbook.
Vaccination records are also written in the maternal and child health handbook.
Full official name; 母子手帳 is the common abbreviation used in everyday conversation.
Abbreviation of 母子健康手帳 (maternal and child health handbook). The kanji 母子 means 'mother and child', and 手帳 means 'handbook' or 'notebook'.