As an obstetrician and gynecologist and a mother
Because I am the daughter of an obstetrician and gynecologist _Lee Min-young

Part 1 Your Name is Miracle, Blessing, Love

Take a bullet taxi to the operating room
Six times more common than contact tracing
Pregnancy and childbirth are diverse and unfair, but
The miracle of being born with the umbilical cord wrapped around the neck four times
Running at full speed, the baby's heartbeat may have stopped
You absolutely must be admitted to the hospital today.
Thank you for being alive
8 a.m., the best time to save a life
The heartbeat that had stopped started beating again.

Part 2: The person I love most, the first person I met

Please don't be admitted to the hospital
150 days ago, the surgery that day
Let us not have vain hopes or useless worries.
I want to hug and carry you
Looking forward to the life the special quadruplets will live
The warmth contained in the world's smallest business card
Life comes to the embodiment of positivity
After seven journeys
Baby, I'm the first person you met when you were born.

Part 3: Thank you for coming despite the very small odds.

I will respect and be grateful to my parents.
A mind that transcends faulty textbooks
Hold on until you can survive
From a doctor who gives hope to a doctor who gives despair
Between normal and best
A baby who stayed in a loving relationship
There is no life that comes easily.

Part 4: The time I ran as hard as I could to hear my first breath

What it means to live as an obstetrician and gynecologist
To share the moment of birth
The dream of an obstetrician
Give up childbirth, give up dreams
Don't worry
A gift that remains in the heart
A Midsummer Night's Call
The feeling that saves lives
Until I met my two daughters
To Suyeong, I ask you
The day I had the surgery

Part 5: The Weight of Knowledge, Crossing Life and Death

Just, obliged
On the first day of childbirth, the mother disappeared.
The baby was born wrong while trying to catch the 'time'
A fetus on the border between life and death
There is no pregnant woman who must be sick.
Labor inducing drugs are not drugs.
The question your gynecologist hates the most
Why listen to your neighbor instead of your doctor?
Ignorance is bliss, knowledge is strength?

Medical common sense
01 Legacy
02 Premature birth
03 Cervical incompetence
04 Preeclampsia
05 Gestational Diabetes
06 Intrauterine growth retardation
07 Fetal malformation
08 Placental abruption

Acknowledgements
References

The daily life of an obstetrician who has to run as hard as possible,
A truly special birth story

'Baby, the first person you met when you were born into this world was me.
And your mother wanted you so badly' - from the text

In an era of low birth rates where it's becoming increasingly difficult to hear a baby's cry, there are countless high-risk pregnant women and doctors who struggle every day to save their babies, who are teetering on the brink of life and death.
"Thank You for Being Born" is the story of that very doctor, Professor Oh Su-young of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Samsung Seoul Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine.
Professor Oh Soo-young has worked as an obstetrician and gynecologist for over twenty years, and has kept in mind, remembered, and recorded the countless high-risk pregnant women she has encountered and the babies she delivered.

The day he begged and rushed to a taxi in the middle of Gangnam Station to perform emergency surgery, the day he operated on a pregnant woman who wanted to give birth to her child even if she only had a few hours to live, the day he sutured the belly of a mother who cried while holding her baby in her arms after six miscarriages... The stories of all these days the author has lived are deeply imbued with the gasping breaths of medical staff, the heartbreaking affection of parents, and the beautiful first cries of a newborn baby.


A baby born like a miracle,
What a High-Risk Pregnant Woman Who Never Gave Up Hope Has to Tell Us

One life has overcome so many dangers,
Passing through very small odds,
After many twists and turns, it arrived at our side. _ From the text

If you haven't experienced pregnancy and childbirth firsthand, the phrase "stories that happen in an obstetrics and gynecology clinic" might sound vague and wondrous.
But "Thank You for Being Born" transforms the unimaginably surprising and heart-pounding story of obstetrics and gynecology into a story for everyone who reads it.
When I read the story of a baby miraculously born with the umbilical cord wrapped around its neck four times, I feel so grateful, and when I read the story of a pregnant woman who went through arduous dialysis almost every day to protect herself and her fetus, words of encouragement come out naturally.
When the doctor says that he was worried and anxious while operating on a pregnant woman who had suffered massive bleeding, but when he opened his eyes, it was all a dream, I sympathize with him.
It is full of vivid surgical scenes unfolding before your eyes and heartfelt stories that make you reflect on the precious meaning of life.
As you read this book, you will be struck by the value of life and the earnest desires and efforts of parents and medical staff to protect it.

Even though it may be difficult at times,
I will return with true blessings

There can be no success or failure in pregnancy and childbirth.
As a doctor who has been in charge of deliveries for over 20 years, this is my conviction _ from the text

The process of pregnancy and childbirth is often not as smooth as expected.
Vaginal bleeding occurs in early pregnancy alone in up to one-quarter of cases, and according to obstetrics and gynecology textbooks, if physiological miscarriages are included, half of all pregnancies end in miscarriage.
The incidence of premature birth is known to be approximately 8-10%, the incidence of preeclampsia is known to be approximately 6-8%, and the incidence of gestational diabetes is known to be approximately 5-10%.
This is because pregnancy is ‘both a physiological process and a pathological process.’
So, even if pregnancy complications arise, the author says, let's do our 'best' without feeling unnecessary guilt or clinging to 'normality.'
In addition, it is emphasized that 2 to 3 out of 100 babies born have major malformations, and in many cases, fetal abnormalities can be surgically treated after birth.
While these situations may be difficult for pregnant women and their caregivers, we assure you that it is neither their fault nor their failure, and that ultimately, they will find greater happiness.
To this end, an appendix has been added to the book to provide medical knowledge about pregnancy and childbirth.
By adding not only data but also several cases, it feels as if you are sitting in a doctor's office listening to the author's vivid explanations, complete with gestures and footsteps.
And the author's heartfelt gratitude to the countless pregnant women who believed in her and followed her so that she could tell this story is also included.

※All royalties from this book will be donated to cover the medical expenses of children diagnosed with chromosomal abnormalities before and after birth and receiving treatment at Samsung Medical Center.