Chapter 73 Second Visit

After hearing what the housekeeper said, Lin Qian nodded and closed her eyes in thought.

The carriage sped through the fields and soon arrived at the county magistrate's mansion.

The county magistrate of Bo County was named Liu and was in his fifties. Lin Qian had seen him before. He was a slightly plump old man.

"Here he comes! Here he comes! Little Doctor Lin is here." The housekeeper shouted as soon as he entered the yard.

Lin Qian followed in and heard a heart-wrenching cry of pain. She frowned immediately. She had been shouting for a long time and would soon be out of strength.

Outside the delivery room, County Magistrate Liu, Mr. Ge, and County Magistrate Liu's wife and son were all there.

When Mr. Ge saw Lin Qian, he asked about Meng Yi. Lin Qian said, "My master is seriously ill and can't come." After that, Lin Qian nodded to County Magistrate Liu and went into the delivery room.

Xu Jingcheng was waiting outside and did not follow him in.

As soon as she entered, Lin Qian smelled a strong smell of blood. She walked a few steps to the bedside and began to take the young lady's pulse. Fortunately, she was just a little weak.

"Is the fetus in the correct position?" Lin Qian asked the midwife.

The midwife's face turned pale and she said, "The feet are already out, how can it be straight?"

"Put the feet in properly, otherwise the baby will suffocate to death if you delay any longer." Her water has been broken for a long time now. If the fetal position is not corrected, both mother and child may die.

The two midwives looked at each other, somewhat hesitant to take action. Lin Qian frowned and said, "Why are you still standing there? Hurry up!"

The two of them were afraid of taking responsibility, but seeing Lin Qian giving them orders, they gritted their teeth and got to work. At worst, if something went wrong, they could just say it was Lin Qian's responsibility.

The child's legs were pushed back forcibly, and the pain can be imagined. The young lady screamed and shook with pain all over her body.

Lin Qian took out a piece of ginseng slice that had been put aside and asked the young lady to hold it in her mouth, asking her to shout less so that she would not run out of strength.

After doing all this, she went out and wrote two prescriptions, and asked someone to quickly get the medicine and boil one bowl and send it over, and the other bowl would be sent over after the young lady gave birth.

Xu Jingcheng immediately went to help boil the medicine.

The child's legs were pushed back, and the two midwives began to work together to correct the young lady's fetal position.

Lin Qian could clearly see the baby turning around in the young lady's belly.

"Okay, okay! Madam, you can give birth now!" The two midwives breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and said with a surprised smile.

The young lady panted twice, nodded, and then began to push.

After a while, the midwife said to Lin Qian, "Little Doctor, this is not working. The young lady's amniotic fluid is almost gone, but she's not having any contractions."

Lin Qian put her hand on the young lady's belly and found that there was indeed no hardness. She immediately took out a silver needle, burned it to disinfect it, and then inserted it into the Sanyinjiao and Hegu acupoints.

After a while, the two midwives felt the contractions: "It's happening, young madam, take a deep breath and follow me!" the midwives shouted.

Unfortunately, the young lady screamed too loudly before and is now exhausted. Fortunately, the medicine that Lin Qian had prepared was delivered quickly.

After feeding the young lady the drink, she finally regained her strength. In just an incense stick of time, with the help of two midwives, she finally gave birth to a thin little boy.

The boy's whole body was purple, and he was obviously short of oxygen. The midwife held him upside down by his legs and patted his butt several times before he cried like a kitten a few times.

Lin Qian took the baby's pulse and found no problem for the time being, so she asked the midwife to take the baby out.

She helped the young lady remove the silver needle and fed her another bowl of medicine. She watched her fall asleep and made sure she was not bleeding heavily before leaving.

Outside the door, the county magistrate's wife was happily holding her little grandson, looking extremely happy. County Magistrate Liu also leaned over to take a look.

Magistrate Liu's son had some conscience. Seeing Lin Qian coming out, he asked, "How is my wife now? Is she okay?"

Lin Qian nodded: "He's already asleep, it's okay. By the way, since your child is premature, it's best to let your wife feed him for a while.

Children are weak, so drinking their mother's milk is good for their health."

In ancient times, official families usually had wet nurses, and the children did not feed themselves. This child was born prematurely, so he must be in poor health and still needs to drink colostrum to increase his resistance.

County Magistrate Liu's son bowed to Lin Qian and thanked her.

"Thank you so much, Doctor Lin. Here's the consultation fee." Lin Qian took a look and saw it was fifty taels of silver. Without refusing, Lin Qian accepted the consultation fee and took Xu Jingcheng to leave.

County Magistrate Liu said, "I'll have the steward take you back right away."

When she got home, it was almost midnight. Lin Qian checked her space and saw that Meng Yi had already fallen asleep. She stretched and went back to sleep.

I thought this matter was over, but who would have thought that three days later, County Magistrate Liu's carriage came to Lin Qian's door again.

"Butler, what happened?" Lin Qian asked without looking at the butler in front of her. Logically speaking, it has been the third day, and the young lady should be fine.

The housekeeper said, "The young lady is fine, but the young master is not so well."

"What happened to him?"

"Since yesterday, the young master's skin has been a little yellow. Today, even his eyeballs are a little yellow. When the master and the mistress found out, they quickly asked me to invite you over."

Neonatal jaundice, judging by the description, should be pathological. Lin Qian responded and got on the carriage of County Magistrate Liu again.

Neonatal jaundice is divided into physiological and pathological.

Physiological ones usually just require more sun exposure and will disappear on their own after a while.

Pathological cases are different. Generally, patients need to go to the hospital for blue light treatment. More serious cases may require blood transfusion, otherwise it will lead to cerebral palsy and cause irreversible neurological damage.

Arriving at Magistrate Liu's house, Lin Qian took the young master's pulse and was in a dilemma after confirming that it was pathological jaundice. The young master was only three days old and could not drink herbal medicine at all. How could the jaundice be cured?

Seeing Lin Qian frowning and remaining silent, County Magistrate Liu asked, "Young Doctor Lin, how is it? Is my grandson's illness serious?"

Lin Qian said, "This is fetal jaundice, which many children have. Don't worry. He's just too young, so it's hard to give him medicine. I need to think about it carefully."

Please arrange a room for me. Given his current condition, I think I’ll have to bother him for a few days.”

The county magistrate's wife immediately asked someone to arrange a room for Lin Qian, while Lin Qian wrote a prescription and asked someone to bring back the herbs.

Finally, Lin Qian decided to give the young master an wormwood bath first, and then prescribed Artemisia capillaris, antelope horn, and bamboo leaves to be decocted in water.

Although the young master was a little thin, he was still full of vitality. He soaked in the wooden tub quietly and kept looking at Lin Qian with his eyes open.

"Don't worry, I will definitely cure you." Lin Qian touched his little hand and said.

After that, I boiled the medicine, but it was difficult to feed him after it was boiled. He refused to drink it and would vomit out most of the spoonful after drinking it.

It was the first day that Lin Qian realized that such a small baby could cry so hard that several people were sweating all over.

Fortunately, the medicine was finally administered.