Chapter 228: Postpartum Hemorrhage During Cesarean Section?

The military wives who were nearby were in a panic. Some went to help her up, while others went to call for help. The noise in the canteen came to an abrupt halt, and everyone's attention was drawn to the woman curled up on the ground, her face full of pain.

Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong, the tough guy who usually doesn't smile on the training field, was now sweating profusely and pacing around his wife, completely flustered.

"Caixia! Caixia, are you alright? Don't scare me!"

He wanted to help her up, but was afraid of hurting her, so he reached out his hands and then pulled them back, his eyes reddening with anxiety.

"Quick! Get him to the hospital!"

"Where's the clinic? Let's go to the clinic first!"

With everyone talking at once, the scene became even more chaotic.

Su Yue put down her chopsticks, whispered to her aunt Chen Yaru beside her, "Please look after Xin Yue," and then immediately got up and pushed through the crowd.

"Make way, everyone!"

Her clear voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable penetrating power, causing the panicked crowd to instinctively part to make way for her.

When Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong saw her, it was like seeing a lifeline; he grabbed her arm.

"Comrade Su Yue! Please take a look, I beg you!"

Without saying a word, Su Yue squatted down next to Xu Caixia.

Xu Caixia's face was deathly pale from the pain, her lips were bleeding from being bitten, and large beads of cold sweat were streaming down her forehead.

Su Yue's hand quickly and gently covered her high, protruding belly, her fingertips moving slightly as she carefully examined it.

A few seconds later, her heart sank.

The situation is worse than we thought.

The baby is in an incorrect position, specifically breech.

Moreover, Xu Caixia is an older mother with a weaker constitution. Now, she has been frightened, and her contractions are coming on suddenly and violently, which could lead to massive bleeding or fetal asphyxia at any time.

"We can't wait any longer." Su Yue made a decisive decision and looked up at Deputy Commander Zhong, who was almost frantic with worry, and gave the order.

"Brother Zhong, get a car ready immediately, a jeep! We need to get to the military hospital right away! Hurry!"

Her calmness and decisiveness instantly made her the backbone of everyone.

Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong snapped out of his daze and rushed out.

Soon, a military jeep roared to a stop in front of the canteen.

Several strong soldiers carefully lifted Xu Caixia into the car, and Su Yue jumped in after her and sat down next to Xu Caixia.

"Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, take a deep breath, and listen to my instructions."

The jeep bumped and jolted through the night, speeding towards the hospital. Inside, Xu Caixia's cries of pain grew louder and louder, as if she were about to faint.

Su Yue opened her medical bag and took out a needle case wrapped in velvet.

She opened the needle box and, in the bumpy carriage, took out a slender silver needle.

"Sister-in-law, it might hurt a little, just bear with it."

Before she finished speaking, she flicked her wrist, and the silver needle had already pierced an acupoint on Xu Caixia's leg with precision and force.

Xu Caixia's body trembled violently.

Without pausing, Su Yue inserted several more needles into different acupoints.

A miraculous scene unfolded.

The excruciating pain, which was on the verge of spiraling out of control, was replaced by a sudden tingling and numb sensation. Although it was still uncomfortable, it was now within a tolerable range.

The frantic contractions seemed to be soothed by an invisible force, becoming gentle and regular.

Xu Caixia gasped for breath, her eyes filled with indescribable shock and gratitude as she looked at Su Yue.

The jeep sped along, finally coming to a sudden stop in front of the military hospital.

The obstetricians and gynecologists, who had already been notified, rushed out pushing a stretcher.

Leading the group was the head of the obstetrics and gynecology department, Dr. Li, who was nearly fifty years old and had extensive experience.

"Quick! What's the patient's condition?"

"Advanced maternal age, 37 years old, breech presentation, premature birth."

Su Yue succinctly reported the situation.

Upon hearing this, Dr. Li's heart tightened.

Any one of these words would be enough to constitute a high-risk surgery, yet they have all come together.

Xu Caixia was quickly wheeled into the operating room.

After an emergency examination, Dr. Li's diagnosis was completely consistent with Su Yue's.

He walked out of the operating room, took off his mask, and said to Deputy Commander Zhong, who was anxiously waiting outside the door, with a solemn expression.

"Deputy Commander Zhong, the situation is very dangerous. The baby is in a transverse breech position, making a vaginal delivery impossible. The only option now is to perform a cesarean section immediately."

"Cesarean section?" Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong was unfamiliar with the term.

"It's just making an incision in the abdomen and taking the baby out directly," Dr. Li explained, but he himself hesitated. "However... a cesarean section carries extremely high risks, especially under our current medical conditions. The probability of postoperative infection and postpartum hemorrhage is very high, and if it happens, the consequences are unimaginable..."

In those days, cesarean sections were far from common, and for both doctors and pregnant women, it was a high-stakes gamble that felt like walking through the gates of hell.

Upon hearing this, Deputy Regiment Commander Zhong's legs went weak, and he almost couldn't stand up.

"Then...what should we do? Doctor, please, you must save my wife and children!"

Just when everyone was plunged into a deathly silence of despair, Su Yue stepped forward.

She walked up to Dr. Li and stared at him intently.

"Dr. Li, please believe me."

Her voice was calm yet powerful.

“I have been using traditional Chinese medicine to regulate the mother’s body since the early stages of her pregnancy. Her physical condition is much better than what you see in the test reports. Now, this is the only chance.”

The strong confidence conveyed in these words made Dr. Li, who was already undecided, feel a slight wavering.

He recalled the nurse's report that the patient's vital signs were very stable on the way to the hospital, not at all like a high-risk pregnant woman about to give birth.

“Furthermore,” Su Yue continued, “I hope to be able to enter the operating room and assist from the side.”

“That’s against the rules!” Dr. Li instinctively refused.

“I won’t interfere with your surgery,” Su Yue insisted, “but my acupuncture might be of help at a critical moment.”

Dr. Li fell silent.

He looked at the excessively young woman in front of him, and then at the pregnant woman in the operating room whose life hung by a thread.

Finally, he gritted his teeth.

"Okay! I agree! I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

The operating room door closed again.

Su Yue changed into a sterile gown, put on a mask, and stood in a corner of the operating table.

The surgery began.

As Dr. Li's scalpel sliced ​​through the skin, penetrating layer by layer, everyone's hearts were in their throats.

My worst fears came true.

The moment the uterus was cut open, blood gushed out violently, much more turbulently than expected!

"Major bleeding! Quick! Prepare blood bags! Gauze! Hemostats!" Dr. Li shouted, his forehead instantly covered in fine beads of sweat.

The situation is extremely critical!

Just when everyone was in a flurry of activity, Su Yue made her move.

She strode forward, the silver needles in her hand flashing a cold light under the operating lamp.

Without the slightest hesitation, she precisely inserted three silver needles in a triangular pattern into specific acupoints on the mother's abdomen.