Chapter 854 Branch of the Maternity Clinic
Luoyang, a branch of the Maternity and Child Health Clinic.
Sun Chunlan entered the house carrying two meat pies wrapped in oiled paper, and saw Jiuyue sweeping and cleaning with two girls who had just been recruited and were only twelve or thirteen years old.
"Dr. Sun!"
In September, with her sharp eyes, she spotted Sun Chunlan first and called out.
"Good morning, Dr. Sun."
In September, she pulled the young girl beside her to greet Sun Chunlan, saying, "Dr. Sun, this is a helper we recruited from the orphanage."
This one is called Xiaotao, and that one is called Chunhua. They are both good children, and very diligent.
Xiao Tao and Chun Hua bowed and greeted Sun Chunlan timidly, then stood there obediently, unsure of what to say.
Sun Chunlan could tell at a glance that Xiao Tao and Chun Hua were honest children. Although it was already March, the mornings in Luojing in March were still a bit cold. These two honest children were diligently wiping themselves with rags soaked in icy well water, and the backs of their hands were frozen red.
Sun Chunlan pulled a handful of money from her purse at her waist. "September, thank you for your trouble. Go buy five more cakes. When my mother comes, you can share them."
In September, after becoming acquainted with Sun Chunlan, he took the money and left.
Sun Chunlan was able to come to this branch of Chang'an Maternity Hospital in Luojing only after passing the examination conducted by Li Sanniang and the others, and she moved here with her family in late February.
Yes, they all came with their families; Sun's parents and Sun Chunlan's younger brother also came.
Grandma Sun and Grandpa Sun will remain in Chang'an for the time being. The plan is that once Sun Chunlan has established herself in Luoyang, they will sell their house in Chang'an and take all their belongings to Luoyang by donkey cart.
Thanks to Sun Chunlan's influence, Sun's mother came over and got a menial job in this branch of the family. She was in charge of sweeping, watching the stove, and running errands. She earned enough each month to support herself.
Grandma Sun still took on the role of midwife. Sun Chunlan not only had to be a midwife, but also had to manage all the affairs of this branch, including the female physician Jiuyue and another female physician, Bai Wei, who had been placed there by the Imperial Medical Bureau.
Sun Chunlan and her family were arranged to stay in a courtyard not far from this branch hall by the Imperial Medical Bureau at Li Sanniang's special request.
September and Bai Wei stayed in the small courtyard next to Sun Chunlan's family. The place was quite spacious, and it was prepared in preparation for recruiting more female doctors in Luojing in the future.
Before September, who had gone to buy meat pies, returned, Bai Wei, along with Sun's mother, Grandma Sun, and the others, entered the house together.
With many people working quickly, by the time September returned with the hot meat pies, the branch hall was already bright and clean.
"Let's tidy up a bit today and set out all the medicinal herbs and other miscellaneous equipment. Tomorrow, our maternity clinic's branch in Luoyang will be officially opened!"
Don't worry, Dr. Li and Dr. Chen taught me about all these issues, big and small, before I came here.
Even if something happens to me, I'm not afraid. Just two streets away is the medical clinic under the alliance. The other day, Physician Wang from the Imperial Medical Bureau who led us here has already taken me to visit him.
If it's something I can't handle, the clinic over there can help us.
So everyone, don't worry, if we work hard, we'll definitely succeed!
We will absolutely not bring shame to our maternity ward!
The next day was a clear, sunny day with not a cloud in the sky.
Physician Wang from the Imperial Medical Bureau hired gongs and drums, and at an auspicious time that had been calculated with money, he pulled down the red silk banner on the facade of the maternity ward.
A large crowd had gathered around the maternity ward, and some literate people read aloud the words on the signboard: "Maternity ward? Is it a place where women give birth?"
Upon hearing this, the people around started chattering amongst themselves.
"Judging from the name, it seems to be a midwife who specializes in childbirth? Isn't that what they call a midwife?"
"Yes, I know, I know."
Seeing that everyone around her was looking at her, the woman patted her chest and loudly proclaimed to the crowd, "My sister-in-law's husband is a peddler in Chang'an. Last time my sister-in-law came to visit, I heard her brother-in-law, the peddler, mention this maternity clinic."
In Chang'an, women who were about to give birth would go to the maternity ward to hire a midwife.
If a woman or mother has any ailment, she can go to this maternity ward to see a female doctor.
I've heard that the maternity wards in Chang'an can even treat illnesses in babies.
"Look, those people standing at the door really are all women!"
Seeing that it was about time, Doctor Wang waved for the musicians to stop playing instruments and then struck a gong.
After attracting everyone's attention, Doctor Wang led the head of the Luojing Medical Alliance branch to step forward and greet everyone with a cupped-hand salute.
Then Sun Chunlan and Jiu Yue came forward to greet them one by one.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am from the Imperial Medical Bureau of Chang'an... Today, the Luoyang Maternity Clinic is opening its branch. Thank you all for coming to support us!"
This is Sun Chunlan, the female physician from our branch clinic. If in the future…
Sun Chunlan was still very nervous in this situation. She clenched her fists and forced herself not to look at the people around her. She only stood up and bowed when Dr. Wang mentioned her.
Even though Dr. Wang explained what the maternity ward mainly did, someone in the crowd still asked, "May I ask, is this maternity ward a place where women give birth?"
Sun Chunlan quickly bowed to the man and replied, "That's right!"
Our maternity ward only treats women, mainly those giving birth, but also provides medical care for infants.
Currently, I am the only female doctor here, but in the future, other female doctors should be able to come and practice.
Upon hearing this, everyone started discussing it.
Some dismissively said, "Hey, why would a woman need to come to a clinic to give birth? She can just give birth at home, can't she?"
However, this man's words provoked a lot of rebuttals. One of the more outspoken women immediately pointed at him and retorted, "Wang Er, you don't even have a wife, so don't get involved in this!"
Other families have wives who love them dearly; you don't need to nag like this!
For every person who refutes Wang Er's words, there is someone who supports him.
"Wang Er is right. With that money, you might as well buy two ounces of meat to eat."
At most, we'd ask a neighbor's wife to come over and help with the delivery.
Regardless of how people view this maternity ward, once the opening ceremony is completed, the maternity ward will officially be established in Luoyang.
In the late afternoon, just when Sun Chunlan thought that no maids would come to her door that day, the shrewish woman who had argued with Wang Er that morning led a man into the maternity ward.
Sun Chunlan was not surprised, after all, when she was at the maternity ward in Chang'an, many of the women who came to see the doctor were accompanied by their husbands.
Although the maternity ward is only for women, it does not mean that men cannot enter.
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