母ぼ子し手て帳ちょう

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

• 妊にん娠しんがわかったら、母ぼ子し手て帳ちょうをもらいに役やく所しょへ行いきます。

  When you find out you're pregnant, you go to the municipal office to get a maternal and child health handbook.

• 母ぼ子し手て帳ちょうには予よ防ぼう接せっ種しゅの記き録ろくも書かいてあります。

  Vaccination records are also written in the maternal and child health handbook.