Kounodori: Dr. Stork
English
200 pages
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Childbirth isn't an illness, so under normal circumstances, insurance won't cover it. Delivery staff doesn't cure disease or treat injuries, so there's no need for a doctor...unless, of course, circumstances aren't normal. This smash-hit drama gives a look into the lives of the men and women who work to welcome 1,000,000 new lives into the world each year in Japan. Includes four arcs: Doorstep Mother, Threatened Miscarriage, Gonorrhea and On Call.
222 pages
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Childbirth isn't an illness, so under normal circumstances, insurance won't cover it. Delivery staff doesn't cure disease or treat injuries, so there's no need for a doctor...unless, of course, circumstances aren't normal. This smash-hit drama gives a look into the lives of the men and women who work to welcome 1,000,000 new lives into the world each year in Japan. Includes four arcs: Teen Pregnancy, Anencephaly, Caul Child and Maternal Smoking.
234 pages
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Volume 3 of the smash-hit medical drama featured in newspapers and magazines and on TV all over Japan! Features four gripping stories: Maternal Smoking, Overseas Delivery, Natural & Ceasarean Births, and Accident & Emergency.
211 pages
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In “Rubella,” Dr. Sakura Kounotori meets a little girl who has congenital cataracts and a hole in her ventricular septum. The cause? Congenital rubella syndrome, a disease suffered by babies who catch rubella in the womb. Japan’s the only developed country in the world that still has a rubella problem because the rate of inoculation against the disease remains low. This volume also features the story “Domestic Violence” and the conclusion of “Accident & Emergency.”
212 pages
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“Witnessing Birth” tells the story of a first-time mother who finds herself on the operating table, surrounded by strangers, in the delivery room for their very first time. Can her husband learn to stay by her side through this trying time? This volume also features the stories “Twins” and “Egg Donation.”
194 pages
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In Ectopic Pregnancy, Dr. Kounotori and his colleagues meet a young woman who’s just tested positive for pregnancy, but her egg has implanted outside of her uterus. Now, her life could be in danger if the staff at Persona Catholic Hospital don’t act quickly! This volume also includes the stories Sexually Transmitted Disease, Cleft Lip and Palate and Nursery.
232 pages
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In Neonatal Intensive Care, this series’ longest story to date, discover the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit—the NICU for short. It’s where children born premature, underweight or with congenital diseases go for 24/7 treatment. All told, about one in every 33 children are treated at the NICU…while they can never have enough sickbeds, staff or resources, the neonatologists who work at the NICU find themselves fighting around the clock for their little patients.
231 pages
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The severity of morning sickness varies from one person to the next. It’s said symptoms usually subside between the twelfth and sixteenth week of pregnancy, but to an outside observer, it’s hard to judge just how bad morning sickness really is. This volume features the stories First Trimester, Maternity Blues, From Birth till Discharge, and Residency (Side A).
209 pages
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Residency tells the story of Goro Akanishi, a young man who’s serving his second year of residency under Dr. Kounotori and his colleagues. He happens upon a pregnant woman who’s just had a heart attack and uses a nearby AED to resuscitate her. She’s rushed to Persona Catholic Hospital hanging on by a thread, but as soon as she arrives, she has another heart attack! There’s only one way to save her life now—and all the staff of Persona work as one to bring her back from the brink! Also includes Influenza and Due Date.
174 pages
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Yamazaki-san's in her thirty-eighth week of pregnancy, but due to a heart condition, she'll require an epidural—a procedure for which hospitals in Japan are neither equipped nor staffed. Unfortunately, just days before she's due to have her baby, she happens to run into a friend who shares some rather insensitive remarks about women who receive pain relief during childbirth. Wracked with insecurity, Yamazaki makes a shocking request on the operating room table: she wants to give birth without an epidural! This volume also features Side A of the story "Long-Term Hospitalization."
178 pages
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In Long-Term Hospitalization, we join two women who face threatened preterm labor. They spend most of their days in bed, rising only to shower and use the bathroom. As the days drag on, they learn to cherish the precious few moments they get to see visitors...and to see their babies through ultrasound.
208 pages
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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 increased blood pressure ... and with it, the potential for complications. And as we learn in the story "Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension," women with high blood pressure, or who have a tendency to gain weight, need to be especially careful. This volume also contains the stories "Allergies" and "Transfer."
192 pages
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When Emi Kurasaki was a resident, Doctors Shinomiya and Kounotori reluctantly took her under their wing. Now, in the story "Breech Presentation," she joins the maternity ward at Persona Catholic Hospital … and it's not long before the team learns she's just been through a pregnancy of her own. She's ready to hit the ground running … but there are signs of trouble in her home life.
208 pages
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When Ichikawa-san went in for a routine maternity checkup, she never guessed the diagnosis that awaited her: cervical cancer. That's bad enough…but it calls for a biopsy that carries with it an increased risk of miscarriage and preterm delivery. And if she wants to save herself and the baby she's carrying, she has no choice but to undergo this operation.
190 pages
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There's a new member of the Persona Catholic Hospital's neonatal intensive care team: Dr. Kudou. He hasn't been practicing for long, but with his extraordinary attention to detail, he's a powerful ally in the NICU's never-ending fight for Persona's littlest patients. There's just one problem: he always speaks his mind...and doesn't pull any punches. It's not long before his fastidious nature begins to grate on his coworkers' nerves...
192 pages
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The maternity ward at Persona Catholic has a new patient: Akino-san, who's pregnant with her second child. She delivered her first baby by c-section, but her husband's no help at home and she needs to bounce back as fast as possible, so she's hoping to have her second baby without resorting to surgery. Dr. Kounotori wants to respect her wishes and let her try, but Dr. Shinomiya isn't comfortable letting her take that risk...
189 pages
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The administrators of Persona Catholic Hospital send Dr. Goro to a remote island all alone for short-term residency at a rural hospital. He's a born city boy, but now he's a fish out of water on an island of fishermen. As he finds his bearings, he realizes he's on the verge of a breakthrough as a doctor.
192 pages
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Dr. Kounotori's newest patient, Shinohara-san, has had two miscarriages before. Now, she faces her third pregnancy with equal parts joy and dread. Soon, she'll be far enough along to determine whether her baby's heart is beating...and all she, her husband, and the staff at the maternity ward can do now is pray.
208 pages
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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 is born extremely premature. They’re admitted into the NICU at the same time, and neonatologist Dr. Shirakawa is assigned to Kazama’s baby. Believing it to be a case of persistent hypertension, Dr. Shirakawa begins treatment anew...but progress is slow, and soon he finds himself hitting a wall.
192 pages
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The director of Persona General Hospital has wheedled Dr. Kounotori into lecturing at a nearby university. The subject: "Vertically transmitted infections," such as CMV or toxoplasma, which mothers can give to their unborn children. The hope is that students will learn how to protect themselves from these largely preventable infections, but Dr. Kounotori might be in for more than he bargained for...
192 pages
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Four employees at Persona--Dr. Kurasaki from OB/GYN, Dr. Shimoya from critical care, and midwives Komatsu and Saori--are having a girls' night out together. The topic turns toward endometriosis, a common but painful ailment caused by uterine tissue growing into the rest of the reproductive system. Even more vexing: The best treatment is to give birth, which naturally stops menstruation.
192 pages
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Shinomiya is back in his countryside home, recently ravaged by a major earthquake. There he finds local hospitals at the breaking point, his old friend's wife pregnant, and someone very important to him suffering terribly. After seeing his home turf stricken by such disaster, Shinomiya returns to Persona...where he finally makes a life-changing decision.
188 pages
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One expecting mother, advised by her in-laws to get her baby tested for Down syndrome, isn't sure whether to take the plunge. Another couple already received the test at a non-Persona location...and the results weren't what they hoped for. But what happens when tests are readily available, but the knowledge to correctly interpret them isn't?
190 pages
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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 one ear. What's the cause? Then: A couple who's given up on children after fruitless fertilization treatments is linked with a teenager facing an unwanted pregnancy, in a story of two families in transition.
192 pages
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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 couple visits his ward with a new pregnancy. And a recent rise in syphilis cases across Japan creates new dangers (and a few uncomfortable discussions) for husbands and wives.
192 pages
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At the suggestion of her parents, breast cancer survivor Sae Tajima is returning to her rural hometown to give birth—where Dr. Shinomiya is ready to care for her. An expecting mom's sudden hospitalization keeps the dad's hands full taking care of their first son. And what would cause a woman to suffer a major bleeding event in her kitchen after a routine birth?
188 pages
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Every day, a hospital must deal with all kinds of problems that never attract the public’s attention. At Persona, patient safety manager Eikichi Isono is the go-to man to tackle and solve all these diverse issues. It’s a delicate job, one that requires careful conversation and a conscious effort to not take the side of the hospital or its patients. And today, he’s got another full inbox…
190 pages
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Onoda, a pregnant woman who was admitted to Persona due to potential complications with her epilepsy, suddenly dies not long after being discharged. Her grieving husband, firmly believing the hospital committed a medical error, recruits an attorney and prepares to sue Persona.
190 pages
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A husband struggles to find the right distance with his new stepson, a problem made worse when the child hurts a schoolmate. And what has Emi Arai, the former "Iron Lady" of Persona General, discovered in her new line of work?
188 pages
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Emi Arai, back at Persona, is using her experience to attempt to bring sorely-needed changes to the NICU. But when she presses for NICU visitation rights to be extended to the baby’s grandparents and siblings, she encounters some serious blowback. Can she change things after all?
191 pages
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“Is it really all right for me to return to obstetrics?” Kae Shimoya, an experienced OB and critical care doctor, must decide which career path she wants to pursue. What does the future hold for the ER?
191 pages
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The OB/GYN manga written for mothers and children worldwide reaches its end! Veteran midwife Komatsu has a life decision to make...and a pregnant woman visiting Persona makes Sakura recall his own mother. He, too, must make a quick decision, one that makes him ask himself: Who does a childbirth really belong to? After seven and a half years and two TV adaptations, the staff at Persona are setting off for the future!
