Zhang Yunhe stood in the corridor outside the delivery room, clasped his hands, and muttered: "Amitabha, Namo Guanyin Bodhisattva, bless Xiaodong to have a smooth childbirth, and mother and child to be safe..."
Zhou Hexuan heard the screams of the pregnant woman inside. Although he was very anxious, he still couldn't help but want to complain: This is a Christian hospital. You always pray to Buddha and Bodhisattva, so why don't you pray to Jesus God for help.
The amniotic water broke at ten o'clock in the morning, but the baby still hadn't been born by noon, and it took more than two hours.
Zhang Leyi and Wanrong, who were also waiting outside, were scared to death. Just hearing the screams inside was enough to leave a psychological shadow on them.
"It's so scary to have a baby." Wanrong said with a pale face.
Zhang Leyi didn't want to stay here, so she made an excuse and said, "It's already noon. I'll go out and buy some lunch for everyone."
"I'll go too." Wanrong said and left.
Until one o'clock in the afternoon, the door to the delivery room suddenly opened, and the nurse said to Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, the fetal position is not correct and the pregnant woman has difficulty in labor. It is recommended to perform a caesarean section."
Before Zhou Hexuan could speak, Zhang Yunhe quickly shook his head: "No, no, I heard that caesarean section requires cutting open the belly, which is very, very dangerous. What if there are three long and two short?"
"Let's have a caesarean section." Zhou Hexuan spat out his breath.
The first caesarean section in China was successful as early as the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, the pregnant woman had difficulty in labor for a day and a night, and she was sent to the Western Hospital with no other options. She successfully gave birth to her daughter through caesarean section.
However, the mother was infected after the operation, but her family insisted on being discharged from the hospital. Although there are no subsequent records, according to the inference of the foreign doctor, the mother was probably dead.
It has been more than 30 years since the first caesarean section in China, and China's medical environment is still very bad. According to incomplete statistics, at least 500 pregnant women in China die of dystocia every day at this time. Giving birth to a child is equivalent to going through hell.
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Even in advanced countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and France, the maternal mortality rate is about 5 per 1,000 people, and the infant mortality rate is about 90 per 1,000 people. However, China's data is three to five times higher.
Why did Zhang Yunhe resolutely prevent caesarean section?
It’s not just because of backward concepts, but also because Western medicine is unreliable.
This was an era without penicillin...
Zhou Hexuan comforted him: "Aunt Zhang, listen to me and have a caesarean section!"
The nurse brought a contract and said, "Mr. Zhou, please sign."
The Republic of China also had a contract signed before surgery, but the content was more concise and the tone was more direct.
Zhou Hexuan took over the contract and saw that it read: Today (space) is being treated at London Huishi Hospital in Tianjin. Because of (space)'s disease, I and my relatives are willing to undergo surgical treatment in accordance with the hospital. If an accident occurs, life will be in danger.
In case of death, etc., the doctors who will perform the surgery together with your hospital will have nothing to do with it. What I have written is my (signature) and my relatives (signature).
This is not like a pre-operative contract, but more like a life and death situation. There are no unnecessary words, and it goes straight to the topic, which makes people angry and helpless.
Even according to the content of the contract, even if a medical malpractice occurs and a patient dies due to the negligence of a doctor or nurse, the hospital is not responsible.
Overlord clause!
Zhou Hexuan still had to sign. In this case, he couldn't change doctors and hospitals, right?
The nurse entered the ward again with the contract and asked Meng Xiaodong, who was struggling and screaming, to sign it.
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Meng Xiaodong was sweating profusely, holding the pen but had not yet signed, when he suddenly hissed in pain.
"Feet came out first, hurry, hurry! Prevent the fetus from suffocating!" the doctor who delivered the baby shouted.
More than twenty minutes passed, and the baby's cry suddenly sounded in the delivery room.
"Woo~wow wow wow..."
Zhang Yunhe felt weak and almost fell down. He clasped his hands and said thankfully: "Bodhisattva bless you, Bodhisattva bless you!"
Zhang Leyi and Wanrong happened to be back with the servants, bringing lunch.
Hearing the cry, Wanrong asked happily: "Did Xiaodong give birth? Is it a boy or a girl?"
Zhang Leyi's expression was a bit complicated. Although she and Meng Xiaodong got along well, it would be too false to say they were as close as sisters. What's more, Meng Xiaodong gave birth to her husband's first child before her.
The door to the delivery room opened and the nurse smiled and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhou, mother and daughter are safe."
"Thank you." Zhou Hexuan personally handed over the red envelope.
Zhang Yunhe seemed quite disappointed and murmured to himself: "Daughter, it's great to be a boy."
Zhou Hexuan gave red envelopes to the doctors and nurses, "tips" to be precise, and then walked to the delivery bed and held Meng Xiaodong's hand: "Thank you for your hard work, Xiaodong!"
Meng Xiaodong's sweaty hair stuck to her face, her face was pale, and she smiled weakly: "Brother Xuan, I will never see you again. I was so scared just now."
"It's okay, everything is over." Zhou Hexuan comforted.
Not long after, Wanrong suddenly shouted outside: "Oh, why do you look so ugly?"
Zhang Yunhe held his newly washed granddaughter and said with great joy: "Children are like this when they are born, and they gradually grow out."
Zhang Leyi looked at the infant girl, suddenly feeling envious, and silently stepped aside without speaking.
Wanrong, on the other hand, didn't think so much. She begged, took the child over, shook it gently and said, "What should I call it?"
"My uncle has come up with a name," Zhang Yunhe said with a smile. She suddenly said to her daughter, "Xiaodong, give your child a nickname."
Meng Xiaodong asked Wanrong to carry the child over. She looked at the ugly little face, a gentle motherly smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, looked at it carefully before raising her head and said, "How about calling me Chou'er?"
Zhou Hexuan sweated furiously: "How can any girl be called this?"
Meng Xiaodong said: "It's easy to make a living with a cheap name. Wait until the full moon comes to give you a nice name."
"It's up to you." Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but feel aggrieved for his newborn daughter.
"Chou'er, Chou'er," Meng Xiaodong called several times, "You little thing, you have exhausted your mother."
The birth of a new life makes the family a lot more lively, but it also brings with it all kinds of headaches.
Zhou Hexuan had some unpleasant troubles with Zhang Yunhe because of his confinement period.
In Zhou Hexuan's view, confinement is a right thing to do, as it can help mothers maintain their health and recover. But if the doors and windows are closed tightly without ventilation, and you don't take a shower for a month, it would be too outrageous.
How many germs will breed there!
Finally, Zhou Hexuan invited old Mr. Ding Guorui over, and with the help of this old Chinese medicine doctor, he finally convinced Zhang Yunhe.
As time goes by, Chou'er's little face gradually grows and becomes more and more cute, and now it is even more painful, and it has become a treasure that the whole family cares about.
Even Zhang Leyi puts aside her petty thoughts and often hugs her children to make them laugh.