A tension-filled operating room is a recurring scene in the drama “Obstetrics and Gynecologists” whose original Japanese title is “GYNE,” (pronounced gi-nay and shorthand for obstetrics and gynecology). There, heroine Nachi Hiiragi (Norika Fujiwara) barks orders and saves lives. She also earns the wrath of her colleagues, and on occasion her patients, for her intolerance toward anyone who disagrees with her principle of being concerned only about saving the lives of newborns and the strong-armed tactics she employs to get her way.

Japan’s OB/GYN profession currently faces an acute shortage of doctors, and the harsh working conditions exposed in “GYNE” show why. Doctors are called in at all hours and work on 30 plus hour shifts. High risk procedures must be performed amid threats of malpractice suits. The tensions never subside.

Apart from giving out medical instructions, the beautiful and competent Hiiragi remains virtually silent in the first episode, presenting a stubborn and complex character whose eccentricity torments Satoshi Tamaki (Yusuke Kamiji), the young intern assigned to her. Surrounding the unlikely pair is an equally colorful cast of characters ranging from an inaccessible senior professor, his attractive lawyer, the kind-hearted chief doctor and the department director who clumsily tries to mediate disputes. As the story unfolds, the traumatic truth behind Nachi’s radical actions is revealed.

日本虽然是先进发达的国家，可是近年发生了不少医疗失误事件，当中涉及不少人为失误及因为没有医院肯接收病人而让他们死在救护车中。近年，日本的年轻夫妇都不愿生孩子，或只生一个，导致少子化的现象出现。可是因妇产科医生不足，而导致孕妇或婴儿死亡的事件，更令想生孩子的夫妇们望而却步。

本剧就是透过一群妇产科医生遇到的病人及事例，带出了现在日本妇产科的严重问题。由于日本的妇产科医生工作时间长，连续工作达38小时是常事。工作时间长、压力大、回报率不高，故没有人愿意当妇产科医生。日本的妇产科医生不足，很多孕妇很难找到医院待产，因而被称为孕妇难民。有不少的例子是一些已在阵痛的孕妇，在救护车运送途中找不到接收的医院，因而令她们及婴儿死去。本剧就是描述医生们如何在这种人手不足的情况之下，努力为孕妇们接生，确保母婴的安全。剧中的主角柊奈智（藤原纪香饰）为了优先抢救母亲和婴儿的性命，经常会和同事以及患者发生摩擦。有时候也会仗着自己有一流的技术，而无视患者及家人的心情，说些伤人的话，和同事们争吵等。

本剧透过不同的故事，希望能将生命的宝贵传达给观众。例如，父母在知道仍未出生的婴儿有先天性的缺憾，不想一辈子面对不健全的孩子而想把孩子打掉……医生们努力劝说孩子的父母好好想清楚自己对孩子的责任及生命的重要性。