数年前の出来事を振り返ると、主人公であるユイは地方在住のパート主婦で、義母と夫との暮らしを送っていた。妊娠が判明した際、義母は女性医師にこだわり、男性医師を受け入れなかった。しかし、義母の行動のせいで出産先に困惑し、義母の無神経な発言もあり、主人公の不安が募る。次回に続く物語では、どのような結末を迎えるのかが気になる。
Continuing from the last time. This happened a few years ago. I’m Yui. I am a part-time housewife living in the countryside with my husband Naohiko and mother-in-law. I recently found out that I am pregnant with our first child. That’s when my mother-in-law said, “You need a doctor for the tests and childbirth!” There are many maternity clinics nearby with female doctors, but not all of them have male doctors. I timidly suggested that it may not be limited to female doctors, but my mother-in-law did not listen.
As for Naohiko, he always obeys his mother. He is a very good person. Kind, gentle, polite, and economically stable. I had been financially and mentally unstable due to taking care of my parents for many years, but marrying Naohiko saved me.
A few days later. I want to go for a check-up soon, but my mother-in-law is still researching which maternity clinic is the best, so we haven’t decided where to go yet.
On the other hand, my mother-in-law got excited and went to a senior yoga club.
After participating, she seemed to have had a fun conversation with the members. It was her first time, but my talkative mother-in-law became the center of the conversation, talking as fast as a machine gun.
The content of my mother-in-law’s talk was awful. I can’t believe she said such things to people she just met…
“Talking and the lower body are completely different topics, right? And only women can give birth, right? What does a man who can’t give birth understand?” “That’s a ridiculous thought.” “It’s something only a female doctor can do.”
Because of my mother-in-law’s strange behavior, we can no longer give birth at A Maternity Clinic, our first choice… I want to cry now. Another option is B General Hospital, but my mother-in-law will never accept it because there are many male doctors. So where should we give birth? My mother-in-law keeps saying, “She is a doctor!” and doesn’t care at all about the safety of the baby and mother. I think the most important thing is to give birth healthily, but I wonder what will happen this time.
Continued in [Episode 3].
Original: Mama Star Community Script: Sakura Oshima Illustration: Yoshihana Editing: Moe Tsukada