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.
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.