Chapter 143
The nurse smiled and said, "We have a science lecture on childbirth soon. I wonder if you two are interested in attending it."
Jiang Zhinian had a doctor at home, and she wasn't interested in this kind of science lecture. Just as she was about to decline, the nurse suddenly said, "There will be a raffle after the lecture, and the prize is a box of diapers."
Hearing there were prizes, Jiang Zhinian's eyes lit up immediately: "Okay, then we..."
At the critical moment, she thought of Shi Ye and quickly turned around to ask for his opinion.
Since it was the weekend, Shi Ye didn't care: "Go ahead if you want to listen."
He was also very curious about the process of popular science lectures in such private hospitals.
When the two arrived at the venue, there were already many pregnant women and their husbands queuing up to get number plates.
"After the lecture, the director of our obstetrics department will randomly draw a number plate, and the person who draws the number will receive our reward."
Jiang Zhinian received a number tag and put it on his hand, then followed Shi Ye into the lecture venue.
In fact, the content of the lecture was very simple. It focused on introducing their hospital's painless delivery package, from the integrated delivery room to the ability to administer painless delivery at 1 finger dilation. Finally, a gold medal midwife introduced the process of natural delivery to everyone, as well as various difficult births she had encountered in the past.
"I don't know if there are any second-time mothers here who had a C-section for their first child. Usually, in situations like this, the hospital will advise you to have a natural birth for your second child. But you've all experienced C-sections and know how painful the recovery is, right? Also, multiple uterine surgeries aren't good for recovery. Actually, we can consider a natural birth for our second child. I'm very experienced in this area and have delivered several babies, all of which were safe."
She scanned the room, noticing several pregnant women with large bellies. She added, "And those expecting twins can also consider natural births. We're not like the public hospitals, which rush through the process like they're slaughtering pigs. We're willing to give every mother who wants a natural birth a chance. They can all come here and enjoy painless childbirth."
Shi Ye frowned, thinking that this preacher was too focused on profit and disregarded reality.
First of all, painless childbirth is actually not a new technology. Simply put, it is to puncture the lumbar spine and then connect a catheter to inject anesthetics. It is a relatively safe way of labor analgesia.
Secondly, for mothers who had a caesarean section for their first child, if the second child meets the conditions for a natural birth, such as no placenta implantation, uterine scarring, etc., and they have a clear natural birth hospital, public hospitals are also willing to assist the mother in a natural birth.
The reason why many hospitals do not agree to natural birth for women in this situation is due to safety considerations, especially some county-level hospitals, which do not have the conditions to rescue critical illnesses such as uterine rupture. Cesarean section is a relatively convenient and safe option for them.
As for the natural birth of twins, there are indeed some successful cases, but there are also many cases where the woman could not conceive naturally and had to switch to a cesarean section, which is equivalent to suffering twice. He even heard of a case where one baby was conceived naturally after great difficulty, but the second one could not be conceived at all, so the woman had to undergo a cesarean section again.
All I can say is that childbirth is a very complicated situation, and doctors always prefer to choose the plan with the highest success rate and the best option for the mother, rather than blindly encouraging natural birth or vigorously promoting caesarean sections.
Jiang Zhinian hesitated for a moment, but still leaned close to Shi Ye's ear and asked, "Do public hospitals also offer painless childbirth?"
Shi Ye nodded. "Yes, our hospital was one of the first to carry out a pilot program for painless childbirth. The technology is actually not complicated, but it requires a very high number of anesthesiologists."
Unlike traditional elective surgeries that are usually performed during the day, childbirth sometimes occurs in the middle of the night, which requires anesthesiologists to work night shifts. However, there are sometimes emergency surgeries at night that require anesthesiologists. Therefore, it often happens that the mother needs an epidural while the anesthesiologist is in another operating room.
After all, there is still a shortage of manpower.
Moreover, the cost of pain relief in public hospitals is relatively low, and many hospitals are actually reluctant to carry out this business.
The host came on stage to introduce their painless delivery package. Jiang Zhinian carefully counted the zeros at the end and was shocked. A natural birth would cost more than 80,000... This is too expensive.
Jiang Zhinian covered her heart and asked Shi Ye quietly, "How much does an epidural injection cost in your hospital?"
"A few hundred yuan." Shi Ye looked at the string of zeros on the big screen and shook his head. "Even with these few hundred yuan, many families are unwilling to pay, using various excuses to force mothers to endure the pain of being 10 fingers dilated."
Jiang Zhinian had heard various rumors about epidurals before, such as that the child would become stupid after the epidural, or that the child would have back pain, or that the anesthesia would affect uterine contractions and prolong labor.
She asked about her doubts, and Shi Ye patiently explained, "Actually, this painless technology has been used safely abroad for many years. Don't worry, just go for the injection when the time comes."
It's nonsense to say that you become stupider. In fact, lower back pain is more caused by the fatigue of holding and taking care of the baby after childbirth. As for affecting uterine contractions, even if it prolongs the labor process, the biggest impact is the turnover rate of the hospital delivery room, and the impact on the mother and fetus is relatively small.
Correspondingly, if epidural anesthesia is not used, the pain of just 2 fingers of dilation can exceed the usual severe dysmenorrhea, not to mention the pain of ten fingers of dilation, which is not something that ordinary people can endure. This unpleasant experience of dilation will not only leave a deep psychological trauma on the mother, but also consume the mother's physical strength and affect the subsequent delivery process.
It’s better to get an epidural and have a comfortable sleep. Maybe when you wake up, your fingers will be dilated and you can enter the delivery stage full of energy.
Jiang Zhinian glanced around secretly and asked, "With such a huge price difference, why are so many people still coming to private hospitals?"
"Serve me." The delivery process in public hospitals is that all pregnant women with dilated cervix will be taken to a delivery room to wait for dilation, and will only be taken to the delivery room to start giving birth when they are ready to give birth.
During this process, nurses lack patience with mothers because they are too busy, and delivery rooms lack privacy and quiet environment because they are too crowded. The high-quality services of private hospitals fill this gap well.
However, private hospitals are only suitable for healthy mothers. If there are complications or the possibility of difficult labor, it is safer to go to a public hospital. Various emergency equipment and expert doctors can ensure the life safety of critically ill mothers to the greatest extent possible.
As they chatted, the young couple next door were also discussing: "I still think natural childbirth is scary. Why not just have a caesarean section? I heard they said the baby will be out after a good night's sleep, and there's no need to worry about the risk of suffocation or dystocia."
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