• Profile
• Research Interest
• Selected Publications
• Social Activities
• Educational Activies
• Additional Information

Profile

Research Interest

Selected Publications

・Kanekasu H, Watanabe H, Hara S, Ando H, Risk Factors for Postpartum Depressive Symptoms in Japan: A Longitudinal Study from the Second Trimester to Three Months Postpartum, Cureus, 17(12): e98864, 2025.
・Kanekasu H, Shiraiwa Y, Taira S, H Watanabe H. Primiparas’ prenatal depressive symptoms, anxiety, and salivary oxytocin level predict early postnatal maternal–infant bonding: a Japanese longitudinal study, Archives of Women's Mental Health, 27(4), 649-658, 2024.
・Kanekasu H, Nishioka M, Taira S, Watanabe H. The Impact of Maternal Prenatal Depressive Symptoms and Anxiety on Infant Birth Weight in Japanese Primiparous Women, Women, Women, Midwives and Midwifery journal, 1(2), 1-15, 2021.
・H Kanekasu, H Yamauchi (2014) Awareness of infectious diseases during pregnancy and related preventive knowledge and preventive measures among mothers, Japanese Journal of Maternal Health, 55(1), 120-127．(in Japanese)

Two other research reports

Community Engagement

・Japan Society of Nursing Research Kinki-Hokuriku District, Public Relations (2018～)
・Research guidance for nurses in Fukui Red Cross Hospital (2019, 2023, 2025)
・Research guidance for nurses in Fukui Saiseikai Hospital (2019, 2023, 2025)
・The University of Osaka, Visiting Academic Staff (2025, 2026)
・Summer camps for Children with type 1 Diabetes (2016～)
・Volunteer for a child cancer support group (2024～)
・Volunteer midwife at Aiai Midwifery home (2025～)

Educational Activites

Additional Information

・International Board Certified Lactation Consultant（IBCLC）(certification 2012, 2017, 2023)
・Instructor of B course Neonatal Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (NCPR) (2015, 2020, 2023)
・CLoCMiP Advanced Midwife (certification 2015)