Chapter 911 Tension
Qian took a look and comforted her, "It's the amniotic fluid that broke. Don't be afraid, Manbao, go call the midwife in."
Zhou Xi was nervous and held her stomach tightly, but when she saw her mother was so calm, she relaxed a little. As a result, she felt a burst of pain in her stomach.
Manbao ran out and saw his brother-in-law first, "Brother-in-law, my eldest sister is about to give birth."
Guan Xin's legs felt weak. "Why, why is it so fast?"
Seeing that he looked dazed, Manbao knew that he was a loser like her fourth brother, so she walked past him and ran to the kitchen to call the midwife.
The midwife hurried in to take a look, then congratulated, "It's time to give birth. I didn't expect this child to be so impatient. This saves the mother a lot of trouble. Come, lie down first. I'll go get some things ready."
Qian immediately said, "I'll go. You look after her and feel if the fetus is in the right position."
The midwife had made inquiries before coming. Zhou Xi's mother had given birth to eight children, none of whom had difficult labor, and all of them were raised. The midwife felt that since her daughter resembled her mother, Zhou Xi's pregnancy should also be smooth.
Knowing that Qian had experience, she felt at ease to let her help.
Qian was about to go out to prepare scissors, red cloth and other things, but when she saw Manbao peeking in from the side, she reached out and pulled him out to help.
After boiling the scissors and preparing the clean red cloth, they were about to bring it into the house. Seeing that Manbao wanted to follow, Qian tapped her forehead and said, "Just wait outside. How can a little girl like you enter the delivery room?"
Manbao was unwilling to give in. "Mom, I'm a doctor. If I don't go into my elder sister's delivery room today, I will have to go into someone else's delivery room in the future. It's better for me to go in and help."
Qian was not happy. "Even if you become a doctor in the future, don't go into the delivery room so easily. You're not married yet. It would be bad for you if you see this kind of thing too often."
Manbao asked, "Why?"
Qian glanced at her and said, "Mother is worried that you won't want to have children in the future."
After saying that, he closed the door and locked Manbao outside.
Manbao scratched his head and sat down next to Guan Xin with a depressed look on his face.
Guan Xin kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. When he saw Manbao sitting over, he asked, "Manbao, is your elder sister okay?"
"It should be fine. I checked it and the baby is in the right position."
Guan Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
Soon, voices could be heard from the house. There was the midwife's voice giving instructions, as well as Zhou Xi's muffled cries of pain. Xiao Qianshi boiled some water and brought it over. Seeing Manbao and Guan Xin sitting in the yard staring at them eagerly, she felt a little annoyed and said to Guan Xin, "Son-in-law, I'll go in and help. You go to the kitchen and boil another pot of water. Manbao, help your brother-in-law bring it to me."
Both of them were summoned.
Guan Xin nodded quickly and ran into the kitchen to boil water. Manbao also took the wooden basin to change the water.
However, she still couldn't enter the delivery room, so she could only deliver the water to the outside of the room and then take the dirty water and pour it out.
Manbao had done statistics before, and she calculated the time in her mind, estimating that her eldest sister should be able to give birth to the baby. However, the noises in the house were still the same, and there was no sign of birth. She felt something was wrong, so she walked to the window, knocked on it, and asked, "Mom, why hasn't she given birth yet?"
Before Qian could answer, the midwife said, "Why rush? The baby's head is too big to come out, and the cervix isn't fully dilated yet..."
Qian had given birth to many children and assisted many other women in the village, so she was quite experienced. She looked at the situation and felt that it was not good. "This amniotic fluid... If the amniotic fluid is gone, the baby will be suffocated."
The midwife knew this, so she was a little anxious, but she didn't dare show it to Zhou Xi. She just kept encouraging her, "Hold your breath and follow my push. You're not using the right force. The baby is a little big and it's hard to come out."
Zhou Xi hadn't expected childbirth to be so painful. Her face turned pale. Thinking of Chen's narrow escape when she gave birth to Sanshou, her heart tightened. The midwife exclaimed, "Why are you still shrinking back? Don't be afraid. We're here. Your mother is here too. Think about it. Your mother gave birth to eight children without any problems. You, her daughter, will be able to do it too. Come, relax and follow my breathing..."
Zhou Xi tried several times but to no avail. The midwife also shook her head slightly at Qian and whispered, "No, this child is too nervous."
Zhou Xi couldn't help crying out loud, shouting: "Mother, mother..."
Qian couldn't help but pat her. "What are you afraid of? Everyone goes through this when giving birth. Look at your sister-in-law and your younger brothers and sisters-in-law. Aren't they all safe and sound?"
Zhou Xi relaxed a little and took a deep breath, but he still couldn't find the feeling. Qian Shi could only grit her teeth and said to Little Qian Shi: "Let Man Bao come in and take a look."
Manbao rushed in like a little calf, and couldn't help muttering as soon as he entered the door, "I told you to let me in, Mom was afraid that I would be scared. I even saw the abdomen opened, what is there to be afraid of?"
"Shut up! Your eldest sister was so scared because she went to see your sister-in-law Zhou Hu giving birth." Qian paused and said in a slower tone, "Xi, don't be afraid. Look at so many people giving birth in our village, how many are like Zhou Hu's family? So giving birth is nothing to be afraid of..."
Manbao had already taken Zhou Xi's pulse, touched her belly, and talked to the confused midwife. She found out that her baby was too big and her amniotic fluid was almost gone.
Manbao's heart raced. After weighing the pros and cons, he said, "Induce labor."
The midwife said, "I do have a recipe for inducing labor, but it's too strong. I'm afraid it won't be good for the baby or your elder sister. I think we can still give it a try. If it doesn't work, I can use my hands to press the pressure. It's better than taking medicine."
Manbao said, "If you don't take medicine, I will give you an acupuncture injection to induce labor. Squeezing the mother's body will cause too much harm to both the baby and the mother."
Xiao Qian quickly brought her the backpack. Manbao took out her needle bag and said to Zhou Xi, who was sweating and looking pale, with a chuckle, "Big sister, look, I'm fully prepared."
Zhou Xi, who was originally very nervous, was immediately amused by her and relaxed completely. She looked at her with a mixture of laughter and tears and said, "You are so heartless..."
Manbao held her hand and said, "Sister, don't be afraid. I've seen many patients with big holes in their stomachs and legs that were bleeding profusely. Aren't they all fine?"
Zhou Xi nodded.
Manbao had already reached out to unbutton her clothes, and had found the acupuncture points to insert into her. He explained to her, "This acupuncture method was developed by me and three experienced doctors after consultation. It's currently the best acupuncture method for inducing labor. You can relax in a moment. Just do whatever the midwife tells you to do. Don't think too much, just feel your lower body..."
The midwife noticed that Zhou Xi had relaxed and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Yes, yes, that's it. Come, adjust your breathing with me first..."
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