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My sister told me that if the mother is not strong enough, one should give sugar water and the other should take a ginseng tablet. If neither of them are available, you can consider stimulating the Yongquan point.

Now I've had sugar water and I have some ginseng tablets, but it's not enough to feel my pulse, so I simply took out my silver needle.

My sister is not good at acupuncture, and similarly, I am not good at it either.

But I can still give it a try for simple illnesses and easy-to-recognize acupuncture points. Speaking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little proud: I'm really better than my sister in this regard! Although only a little bit!

The moment I took out the silver needle, the mother's spirit improved visibly.

She was even able to hold herself up and sit up: "I'll try again!"

Satisfied, I put the thickest three-edged bloodletting needle back into the needle bag and said with a smile, "Then let's work together and try again."

The mother did not hesitate to cooperate.

She was not a first-time laborer, so the labor process would have been fast. Plus, she was very motivated at the moment, so the birth was faster.

The child was holding it in a little too hard, and his whole body was a little bruised, but fortunately his heartbeat was still there. I quickly cleaned the dirt out of the child's mouth, then lifted it up and flicked it on the bottom of his feet——

A loud cry of "Wow" resounded throughout the fields.

This is really a child with a loud voice, and he will definitely be extraordinary in the future!

I cut the baby's umbilical cord with satisfaction, bandaged it, handed it to the person next to me to wrap it, and then went to see the mother.

The mother was really exhausted this time. She lay there panting and couldn't recover for a long time. She didn't even ask if the baby was a boy or a girl.

After I checked the placenta after delivery and confirmed that the placenta was intact and that the mother had not torn it, I felt very good, so I praised her: "You are amazing."

There was no side incision or tear, and the placenta was delivered completely. This delivery result is simply a textbook example!

If my sister saw this, she would definitely praise her.

The mother-in-law now knew that she was completely alive, and she was in a mood to laugh. She smiled and waved to me: "You are awesome, little lady. You said your surname is Zhang? Are you Mrs. Zhang?"

Me: ...I'm not, I really am not.

Finally, I shook my head: "I'm not, how can I compare to Madam Zhang. As long as you give birth to the baby safely, don't hesitate to send her to a hospital or find a midwife if you encounter this situation in the future."

As a result, a woman next to her intervened and sighed: "It takes an hour to walk to the nearest medical center, and it also takes that long to find a midwife. People will die by the time they find them. Usually they deliver their babies themselves."

"That's right. How can we country women be so rich? Why do we still need to find a midwife in a medical center? How much does it cost!"

As I listened to their chatter and laughter, my heart suddenly felt heavy.

Looking at these faces, which may be young or weathered, but all dark-skinned without exception, it seems that the tension and fear caused by the difficult childbirth have completely dissipated.

I opened my mouth and heard myself asking: "What should I do if I have a difficult delivery?"

"If you have a difficult childbirth, it's your fate." Someone answered nonchalantly.

They said it was fate and meant bad luck.

Moreover, they all seemed to have accepted this fate.

At this moment, I suddenly understood why my sister said that her ability was too small.

Because no matter how big the First Hospital is or how many branches it opens, only a few women can go to the hospital to give birth.

Most women accept their fate just like this. I heard some people making noises, saying that this child was born in the ground, so we might as well just call him a child born in the ground.

Then, they invited me to the village for a drink.

The mother also said that when she went back to get money, it was not much, but the consultation fee would definitely be paid. If not, there are still eggs, bacon and old hens at home.

I had never thought about charging money, but at this moment, a thought came to me, and I suddenly changed my mind: "Okay, there is no need for the consultation fee. I will just come to your house and have a bite of boiled eggs. Just boil a sugar-watered egg." "

Sugar is a precious thing, but most people still keep two pieces of maltose at home. When guests come to the house, they dissolve a little in water and use it to entertain the guests.

As for eggs, they are also valuable and can be found in almost every household.

I asked the mother-in-law to get on the carriage and take her home, but she shook her head repeatedly, for fear of soiling my carriage, so she turned around and lay on her man's back, wrapped her in a quilt and went back.

This is a poor village.

There are no two brick houses in the village, they are all yellow mud and grass houses.

Along the way, I heard the women gossiping about how lucky this woman was this time.

Last time, so-and-so died in childbirth.

As I listened, I felt even more heartbroken.

After eating the sweet eggs from the mother's family, I made up my mind completely. I put down the bowl and chopsticks and looked at the man from the mother's family with a smile: "Can you run an errand for me? Go and ask the village if anyone wants to learn to deliver babies. You don’t need to pay, just take care of the food. It’s okay if a few people learn together, and each of us can put together a handful of rice to take care of the food for the three of us.”

At this moment, I really understood why my sister and brother-in-law wanted to set up a medical school despite losing money, and why my sister was willing to teach at the Imperial Medical Office for free.

One doctor cannot save all the people of the Song Dynasty.

But... every more doctor can save many people in the Song Dynasty.

I don't have exquisite medical skills, but I am pretty good at delivering babies. And this is also simple. It is impossible to teach complicated caesarean section, which must be done in the operating room. But it can still be taught how to simply check the fetal position, help deliver the baby, and how to deal with dystocia if it occurs.

Older people, those who have given birth to children several times, will only learn this faster.

In the end, I stayed in this village for five days.

Five days later, I said goodbye to my dozen older students and headed for the next stage of my journey.

After getting on the carriage, I smiled and ordered: "Don't take the official road, go to a remote place, go to those villages."

This is different from the original plan. My maid Bi Yun looked over in confusion.

I smiled and said, "Just listen to me."

I want to go to these villages and teach them how to deliver babies! Just like my older students said: This method of midwifery can be used not only by humans, but also by livestock! It’s so practical!

It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach people how to fish.

My sister stayed in Tokyo to open a medical school, so I went to the village. You may not be able to complete the Song Dynasty, but you can teach wherever you go!

My sister said that if the midwife who delivered me had better skills, my mother might not have died, and neither would my brothers.

I thought, I can’t save my mother and brothers, but I can become a skilled midwife and save other people’s mothers and brothers.

I think my sister is right. If you go out, experience, and see, you can find what you really want to do.

Now, I found it!