Dr. Storks Episode 7

Maternity clinics vs hospitals

This episode gives us some of Komatsu’s history. She and Dr Shinomiya have words about midwives vs monitors. He has cause for his biased view on things, but sometimes I wish he would be less cold and harsh in his mini diatribes. This episode focuses on moms to be that want more natural and family oriented setting during childbirth. This is more possible with midwives. This is a beautiful idea unless there is a complication for mother or child and then it can go very badly. Komatsu’s mom ran a maternity clinic and this is where she decided to become a midwife like her mother. She is a team player at the hospital, but she is seen often behind the scenes working with the new parents or mom during contractions to help put them at ease and give practical care knowledge. This is a respected profession, but there is a huge caveat with the job, no mistakes can be made. This is far more judgmental than docs with the machines. But, they understand the truth of this. For this reason Komatsu opted to work at a hospital. She was confidant in her abilities, but acknowledged things could go wrong. She thought this indicative of her being too cowardly to work in a maternity clinic. When a patient determined to be like her mom, was determined to continue and leave hospital with the new knowledge she had, her midwife shared her children born by c-sections both of them. She realized as Dr Konotori’s gentle words washed over her, that all births were correct births; whether natural or willingly cut open to bring them to world. What mattered was safely and best thriving method. All cases are different, even with same mother. Birth circumstances are unique every time and need to be treated that way. Komatsu laughed when she realized her colleague was successful because cowardly. She calle hospital for help at slightest inclination for problem. This showed Komatsu that she didn’t have to be like her mom to be a good midwife. That her fear kept her alert to whatever or whoever was needed to insure a safe birth. This even had Dr Shinomiya asking her opinion on wait or head to surgery. Little by little he is getting out of his grumpy shell. But his young patient showing signs of pneumonia so I hope he doesn’t retreat and get worse. Love Sakura getting teased at the end and Komatsu stealing his noodled.😂😁

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