Chapter 13 The Fetus Suspected of Having Innate Superpowers
"Miss, given your severe malnutrition, the fetus in your womb has also been greatly affected. I suggest you supplement your nutrition as much as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to save the fetus," the female doctor advised.
"Yes, I'll be careful." Zuo Shan nodded perfunctorily.
"Miss, I know that most people in District 50 are living below the poverty line, but I must remind you that if the fetus miscarries due to excessive malnutrition, the damage to your body will be even greater than if you give birth normally. If you cannot afford the medical expenses, the probability of death is greater than 20%."
So I suggest that you don't think about saving money at times like this. Even if it means spending all your savings, you should try your best to supplement your nutrition, understand? The female doctor emphasized again.
Zuo Shan was stunned!
It's just a tire slip, how did it escalate to the point of being life-threatening?
However, looking at the doctor's serious and earnest expression, it was clear that he wasn't just bluffing. On second thought, it didn't seem impossible. In the wasteland, even food and clothing were a problem, so it was normal to not have money for treatment after a miscarriage.
While the government provides free prenatal and postnatal checkups, it won't provide free medical treatment for women who miscarry.
What was originally a non-life-threatening disease could become fatal under the combined effects of hunger and lack of medical care.
"Thank you, doctor. I will definitely follow your advice. If you have no other instructions, I'll be going now. See you at my prenatal checkup next month!" Zuo Shan forced a smile, stood up and said goodbye. She really didn't dare to listen anymore, otherwise she probably would have been too weak to walk back.
The female doctor was already used to her expression and waved her away.
Another female doctor in the office saw Zuo Shan walk away and couldn't help but laugh, "Dr. Huang, you're just too kind-hearted. What's the point of talking so much to these female beggars in District 50? They're not willing to spend money to support their pregnancies."
"Dr. Dong, don't you think the authorities are being too harsh on the pregnant women in our District 50? On the one hand, they want them to contribute to the population, but on the other hand, they refuse to provide them with financial assistance during their pregnancy."
"Given that they can't even guarantee their basic needs, it's a miracle that more than 10% of the pregnant women can give birth successfully!" Dr. Huang sighed.
"Since you know there's only a one in ten chance, why do you keep reminding every pregnant woman?" Dr. Dong said coolly.
It wasn't that she was heartless; it was just that after many years in the profession, she had long been accustomed to the persistently high mortality rate among pregnant women in this slum.
That's right, in a place like the 50th district, a runaway tire is basically a death sentence.
Because a miscarriage further damages an already malnourished body, it's like adding insult to injury, making recovery extremely difficult.
In this situation, a woman is unable to satisfy a man's needs, is unable to endure the hardships of scavenging and gathering, and needs expensive medicine to recover her health.
Most of them will become abandoned wives in their families. Some men will cruelly kick them out of their homes, while others will be a little soft-hearted but still refuse to pay for their medicine. Even if some are kind-hearted, they cannot afford the high cost of medicine and can only watch helplessly as the women wait to die.
Therefore, only 20% of women in District 50 are able to recover after a miscarriage.
The advantage is that, due to high radiation and long-term malnutrition, many women in District 50 are infertile, and those who can get pregnant can only conceive once in their lifetime at most.
Therefore, in Dr. Dong's opinion, someone like Zuo Shan, who is unmarried and comes for a pregnancy check-up alone, is a complete fool. She has obviously encountered a scumbag, gotten pregnant out of wedlock, and the other party is unwilling to take responsibility.
Judging from her perspective, this girl would probably suffer a miscarriage from hunger when she was five months pregnant, so Dr. Huang's words to her were clearly a waste of breath.
"Sigh! It's not that I like to talk, but the baby in that girl's belly was quite strange. It was clearly severely malnourished, but the fetal heartbeat was particularly strong."
You know what? I've only ever seen a heartbeat this strong in people with innate genetic abilities. If the fetus weren't so far along, I would definitely have suggested she get a fetal ability test.
If it is confirmed that the child in her womb is a genetically engineered warrior, then if she is willing, there will definitely be wealthy people within the top ten districts who are willing to pay a high price to reserve the child.
"Then she'll be able to eat her fill every day and never have to go hungry again," Dr. Huang said.
"Impossible! She's a poor woman from District 50, and her ancestors for three generations probably haven't even produced a genetic warrior. How could she possibly conceive a genetic warrior? You must have misheard," Dr. Dong said, shaking his head.
"Perhaps. Sometimes, if the mother is too stressed, it can also cause the fetus to be stressed, leading to a strong fetal heartbeat and creating the illusion that the fetal heartbeat is particularly strong." Upon hearing her words, Dr. Huang was no longer convinced of his own judgment.
As Zuo Shan walked out of the prenatal examination room, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to take her test report. Just as she was about to go back to get it, she overheard the conversation between the two people at the door.
She was immediately terrified and broke out in a cold sweat!
Although she didn't want the child, she never thought of selling it!
In her view, if you are not capable of giving a child a good life, you should not bring it into the world. Once you decide to give birth to it, you should raise it yourself no matter how hard or difficult it is.
She could sell food, energy stones, or even manual labor, but her child was a living, breathing life connected to her by blood, and she would never sell her child for her own benefit.
Of course, if the child could leave her and go to a wealthy and loving family with parents who truly love it, she might be able to let it go.
After all, her life is currently insecure, and her child will not only suffer hardship if he stays with her, but will also have no chance to receive an education in the future.
But the current situation is that if the child in her womb really has supernatural abilities, and is discovered by some ruthless and powerful person, they probably won't be kind enough to give her money to adopt the child. They might even force her to leave the child behind, and then she'll lose her life.
It wasn't that she was a conspiracy theorist; having read too many palace intrigue and family drama novels in her past life, she dared not harbor any naive thoughts about the dark side of human nature.
If someone is after her child's special abilities, they must want to raise him and use him for their own benefit. How could they possibly tolerate having a mother from a poor neighborhood living with the child's unwavering devotion?
Moreover, since they value the child's special abilities and will definitely send him to dangerous places to fight after he grows up, do they think they would raise him up for nothing and then let him live a comfortable life?
Thinking about it this way, it's better for the child to stay with her, at least she will genuinely love the child.
The only problem now is that she must stock up on enough food and money before her belly gets too big to go out scavenging.
After Dr. Huang's explanation, she has come to realize that she simply cannot afford the expensive medical bills after the miscarriage, and she may even die.
This left her with only one option: to safely give birth to the child, in which case she could at least receive the official reward of five thousand silver coins.
In the wasteland, what's more terrifying than not having enough to eat is getting sick. You won't starve to death after a few meals, but if you get sick and don't have money to buy medicine, you can only tough it out. If you can't tough it out, you'll eventually die.
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