In a classroom at Daming Medical College, a group of middle-aged women were chatting away.
"This imperial court is really, really good, and they find things to do when they have nothing to do."
"None of us, who have delivered dozens or hundreds of famous and stable women, are still here to train and learn about childbirth. Do we still need to learn anything?"
Mrs. Dong and Zhang had their legs crossed. In recent years, with the rapid growth of the population in the capital, the business of these stable women has been getting better and better, and they are almost too busy every day.
From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, when they give birth to a child, they all ask these stable women to serve them good food and drink, and finally give them a big red envelope.
So much so that even though these stable ladies are all illiterate women, they are all very temperamental.
This time, the imperial court issued a decree requiring local governments to convene local stable women for intensive training and study to improve their fertility techniques, learn some promotion measures, reduce fertility risks, improve fertility quality, and reduce the infant mortality rate.
As the place closest to the emperor, the Beijing-Tianjin area was naturally the latest place to start training and learning, and the location was in the Daming Medical College.
"That's right, that's right~"
"It's so busy here every day, and there's no benefit to studying here. It's a waste of time and labor without any subsidies or anything."
You Wenpo also followed suit and said nothing in dissatisfaction.
You must know that the income of these stable women is still quite good.
There are many noble people in the Beijing-Tianjin area. When they encounter someone who is generous, they will casually reward a dozen or even a hundred taels. Even for an ordinary family, as long as the mother and child are safe, at least the red envelope will contain one tael of silver.
After all, these stable women can deliver about 11 or 2 babies a month, and their income is generally more than 20 taels of silver, which is definitely a high-income group.
The average salary of workers working in factories here in the capital is about five taels of silver, and Po Wen's income is four to five times theirs.
"There is no way, this is the government's order, you must obey it even if you don't obey it!"
"The Empress also said that we women should study more so that we can make progress and become Ming women in the new era!"
"It's just that it's really embarrassing to talk about having a baby."
"Isn't that right? Daming Medical College also said that it wants to study. What kind of research is there? And it is said that there are many male students at Daming Medical College."
"Didn't the newspaper say that there are differences between men and women, but it also depends on the time. When you give birth to a child or get sick, there is nothing a doctor can do to cure the disease."
"Having said that, in the end, there are still differences between men and women. Rich families attach great importance to these things, and they will definitely find stable mothers like us to deliver babies."
"That's for sure. Last time I delivered a baby to Mr. Li's family, did I receive this amount in red envelope?"
There was a steady woman gesticulating proudly.
"My dear~"
"You gave me five hundred taels?"
The ladies nearby couldn't help but exclaimed when they saw it.
"Yes, it's five hundred taels of silver~"
"Five red banknotes worth one hundred taels each~"
"This is the biggest red envelope I have ever received since I became a stable mother-in-law."
The steady woman nodded proudly.
"Oh, you are so lucky~"
"Isn't that right? Five hundred taels of silver, if you put it together, you can buy half a house."
"Don't mention it. I regret it so much that my intestines are green. Last year, when Xingfuli opened a house, a 120-square-meter house only cost 1,800 taels of silver. I thought it was expensive, so I didn't buy it at the time."
"Once the house is handed over this year, I heard that it will now cost 2,500 taels per unit."
"I regret it so much. Here in Xincheng, South District, when Shui Mo Mansion opened for sale the year before last, a unit only cost 1,500. At that time, I thought that the house price in Beijing would not rise, so I didn't buy it. As a result, it has doubled now.
I want a set of three thousand taels of silver."
"Ouch~"
"When it comes to houses, I'm so angry. A few years ago, a house cost only two to three hundred taels of silver. Now it costs at least more than a thousand taels. This South District New City is even more expensive. The starting price is two thousand, and the good ones are three thousand, four thousand, and so on.
Thousands of things."
"If I could meet more noble people like this, it would be much easier to buy a house."
"It can't be that easy. That time, I gave birth to twins, a dragon and a phoenix. I said a lot of good things, and the noble man was happy, and he immediately received a big red envelope of five hundred taels of silver."
"Let me tell you, this kind of training and learning is also necessary. For example, learn from you, eldest sister, and learn how to say nice things. If you say something nice, the red envelope will be big."
"That's right, that's right~"
"..."
Throughout the classroom, many chatters were chatting vigorously and chirping like thousands of ducks quacking.
"Ahem~"
At this time, with a cough, Zhang Zhigang and Li Anyuan came to the classroom with some professors and students. The whole classroom suddenly became quiet. Many gentlemen looked at Zhang Zhigang, Li Anyuan and others, and some couldn't help laughing.
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A young man who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old walked onto the podium, looking very shy.
“Thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to attend this learning and exchange conference.”
"This obstetrics learning and exchange conference is held in response to the imperial court's order to improve the fertility level of our country, research and innovate fertility technology, and reduce fertility risks."
Duan Qi stood on the podium, his whole face flushed slightly. As a young man, he naturally felt very ashamed to talk about these things, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
"Now, I would like to invite Professor Zhu Qiongzhu, professor of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Daming Medical College, to give you relevant knowledge and experience."
Duan Qi stood aside and started to applaud. Many Wen Po women who had never seen such a scene also looked at it curiously and clapped along.
Soon, a middle-aged man in his forties stood on the podium.
Professor Zhu Qiongzhu originally specialized in treating gynecological diseases, but later he could not find anyone to lead the obstetrics and gynecology department, so Zhang Zhigang transferred him here.
"Thank you all for coming to participate in the exchange and study session~"
"I know very little about midwifery, and I learned a lot about it by asking many women. Through summarizing and experimenting, I also came up with some useful things to share with you.
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"If there is something wrong in what I said, please point it out. After all, you are the real experts."
Zhu Qiong is much thicker-skinned. After all, she is older and she used to be a gynecologist. How can she not be thick-skinned?
"What can a man know?"
Mrs. Dong Zhang looked at Zhu Qiong, and then whispered to Po Wen next to her.
"That is, he has never delivered a baby, so what does he know? What he said must be nonsense. If you ask me to say it, even if it is to be said, it is for us people to go up to the stage to talk about it and share what happened during the delivery.
problems and problems.”
"This delivery is not an easy task. There are many things that need to be paid attention to."
"It's not that I look down on him, but he is a grown man, how can he know this?"
Wen Po beside her also nodded to express her support.
On the podium, Zhu Qiong began to write on the blackboard.
"We divide what needs to be done during childbirth into three parts, namely prenatal preparations, problems and solutions encountered during the delivery process, and postpartum care for the baby and mother. We will talk about it from these three aspects.
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"The first thing we want to talk about is prenatal preparation~"
"Many pregnant women are very careful because they are pregnant and do not engage in any activities most of the time. This is very detrimental to childbirth."
"After research and statistics from our Daming Medical College, if you do some appropriate activities some time before delivery, such as walking around every day, doing some exercise, and unblocking your muscles and bones, it will be easier during delivery."
"So before we deliver another baby, we can make appropriate requirements for the pregnant woman to walk around, walk around, and move her body bones every year, which is conducive to fertility."
"Secondly, when preparing delivery items, we need to sterilize the items used in delivery."
"I think everyone should know about the existence of bacteria and germs. If you don't know, we at Daming Medical College have a microscope that allows you to see bacteria and germs."
"Items needed during childbirth, such as puerperal pads, sheets, quilt covers, clothes for wrapping the baby, quilts, scissors, etc., must be disinfected. The method of disinfection is very simple, that is, put all these things away
Boil it in boiling water, and then expose it to the sun after boiling. This method can eliminate most bacteria and viruses, achieve disinfection, and make a living."
"In addition, pregnant women need to expend a lot of physical strength and energy during the delivery process, so they need to prepare high-energy things to replenish energy for pregnant women in time. You can prepare some brown sugar or honey and mix it with boiled warm water.
Used to replenish energy.”
"The water you drink must be boiled and warmed in advance, and cannot be mixed with cold or raw water, because during childbirth, a woman's body is the weakest and it is easy to be infected with diseases, so all-round protection must be achieved."
"After the baby is born smoothly, we must pay special attention to whether there is amniotic fluid entering the baby's mouth. This is a very important detail, and the method of handling it is also very simple. We only need to grab the baby's feet and stand the baby upside down.
Then pat the baby's bottom and back."
"This can effectively spit out the amniotic fluid and other things until the baby cries out."
"There are too many newborns who die because this step is not handled properly. Amniotic fluid enters the mouth or stomach, which can easily lead to premature death. This should be especially remembered."
"Don't worry about saying the baby is small or anything like that. I just mentioned it while standing on my head. It doesn't mean anything."
On the podium, Professor Zhu Qiongzhu was talking while holding a doll made of cloth to demonstrate the operation. Under the podium, the stable women thought that he, a grown man, could not say anything useful.
But after hearing what he said was clear and logical, and he really had many things and tricks, these stable women immediately listened very seriously and carefully.
Delivering a child is not an easy task. Deaths often occur. As for the death of a child, there are even more cases. Once such a thing happens, it will have a great impact on the business of these stable women.
