Kodansha
212 pages
“Witnessing Birth” tells the story of a first-time mother who finds herself on the operating table, surrounded by strangers,...
211 pages
In “Rubella,” Dr. Sakura Kounotori meets a little girl who has congenital cataracts and a hole in her ventricular septum. The...
191 pages
“Is it really all right for me to return to obstetrics?” Kae Shimoya, an experienced OB and critical care doctor, must decide...
188 pages
Emi Arai, back at Persona, is using her experience to attempt to bring sorely-needed changes to the NICU. But when she presses...
234 pages
Volume 3 of the smash-hit medical drama featured in newspapers and magazines and on TV all over Japan! Features four gripping...
190 pages
A husband struggles to find the right distance with his new stepson, a problem made worse when the child hurts a schoolmate. And...
190 pages
Onoda, a pregnant woman who was admitted to Persona due to potential complications with her epilepsy, suddenly dies not long...
188 pages
Every day, a hospital must deal with all kinds of problems that never attract the public’s attention. At Persona, patient...
192 pages
At the suggestion of her parents, breast cancer survivor Sae Tajima is returning to her rural hometown to give birth—where Dr....
192 pages
The owner of the gay bar Baby made his professional debut in reveals to Sakura that he might be a father soon, just as a lesbian...
190 pages
Sally is an expat returning to Japan to have her child and play with Baby on a tour...but plans go awry when she loses hearing in...
188 pages
One expecting mother, advised by her in-laws to get her baby tested for Down syndrome, isn't sure whether to take the plunge....
192 pages
Shinomiya is back in his countryside home, recently ravaged by a major earthquake. There he finds local hospitals at the breaking...
192 pages
Four employees at Persona--Dr. Kurasaki from OB/GYN, Dr. Shimoya from critical care, and midwives Komatsu and Saori--are having a...
192 pages
The director of Persona General Hospital has wheedled Dr. Kounotori into lecturing at a nearby university. The subject:...
222 pages
Childbirth isn't an illness, so under normal circumstances, insurance won't cover it. Delivery staff doesn't cure disease or...
208 pages
On the 38th week of her pregnancy, Kazama’s baby is born with neonatal asphyxia—and on the 26th week of hers, Ide’s child...
192 pages
Dr. Kounotori's newest patient, Shinohara-san, has had two miscarriages before. Now, she faces her third pregnancy with equal...
189 pages
The administrators of Persona Catholic Hospital send Dr. Goro to a remote island all alone for short-term residency at a rural...
192 pages
The maternity ward at Persona Catholic has a new patient: Akino-san, who's pregnant with her second child. She delivered her...
190 pages
There's a new member of the Persona Catholic Hospital's neonatal intensive care team: Dr. Kudou. He hasn't been practicing for...
208 pages
When Ichikawa-san went in for a routine maternity checkup, she never guessed the diagnosis that awaited her: cervical cancer....
192 pages
When Emi Kurasaki was a resident, Doctors Shinomiya and Kounotori reluctantly took her under their wing. Now, in the story...
208 pages
During pregnancy, a woman's blood volume rises to 1.5 times its normal levels so she can supply her fetus with blood. That means...