Chapter 129 Horrifying! Six and a half months until delivery?
When Zuo Shan led Pan Duole out of the exchange hall, an older woman walked in. She was walking very fast, and Zuo Shan barely managed to avoid her; they almost bumped into each other.
The older woman rolled her eyes at her and frowned, saying, "Your belly is so big, you're about to give birth, why are you still running around like this? What if you get into a fight and the baby is born outside?"
"Auntie, how did you know I'm about to give birth? I'm only six and a half months pregnant, it's still a long way from when I give birth!" Zuo Shan explained angrily.
"Six and a half months already? Didn't your mother tell you that between six and a half and seven months of pregnancy, the baby could be born at any time?" the aunt glared at her.
"Auntie, are you kidding me? Who has a baby born at six and a half months?" Zuo Shan was so angry that she laughed.
"Oh dear! I say, woman, how can you have no common sense at all? Didn't the doctor tell you this when you went for your prenatal checkup?" The aunt stood there, speaking in the tone of an elder lecturing a younger person.
Left Fan: Is this guy crazy?
However, she felt embarrassed to argue with a woman in her fifties who was not quite right in the head, so she pulled Pandora away.
On my way home, I passed by Old Wu's small shop and Aunt Zhou happened to be there too. There were a lot of people shopping today, and the shop was doing good business, so she came over to help.
Seeing the two of them return, Aunt Zhou greeted them with a smile: "You're back? The streets must be lively!"
"It's so lively, there are so many people! We have a great time!" Pan Duole replied excitedly.
"That's good, that's good. Go back and rest now!" Aunt Zhou said with a kind face.
Then she looked at Zuo Shan and said, "By the way, little Shan, judging from your belly, you're probably not far from giving birth. You shouldn't go to the gathering points to scavenge for a while. It would be dangerous if you gave birth on the road."
Zuo Shan was full of doubts. If the strange aunt was mentally ill, then Aunt Zhou couldn't possibly be mentally ill too, could she?
Why are they all saying she's about to give birth? But her belly isn't that big.
Then she recalled the pregnant women she had met on the street that day, and it seemed that none of them had particularly large bellies.
So here's the question: do pregnant women who are eight or nine months pregnant never go out shopping?
She suddenly felt a pang of panic, and then asked in a trembling voice, "Aunt Zhou, how many months pregnant is a baby usually born?"
"Huh? No way? How come you didn't even know this? Didn't the doctor tell you this during your prenatal checkup?" Aunt Zhou's eyes widened.
"Well, I was busy before, so I only went once when the baby was 13 weeks along, and then I didn't have time to go again," Zuo Shan said guiltily.
Actually, she was afraid to go for prenatal checkups, fearing that the test would reveal that she was a genetically predisposed warrior, and that some powerful figure would take her child away by force.
"Oh! Poor child! Your parents died young, and no one has ever guided you. I, your aunt, have never been pregnant in my life, and I don't know much about this."
However, I've seen quite a few pregnant women around me. If your belly is this big, then you're not far from giving birth.
"I heard them say that a baby should be born after six and a half to seven months of pregnancy. How long have you been pregnant?" Aunt Zhou asked.
"Six, six and a half months?! Oh, I see, thank you Aunt Zhou, I'll go to the hospital tomorrow." Zuo Shan felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and staggered home.
"Sister, what's wrong? Your face is so pale." Pan Duole asked worriedly after entering the house.
"Master, you seem to have suffered a severe shock. Did you encounter any trouble while you were out?" The cat jumped lightly and stood in front of Zuo Shan, asking in the same worried tone.
"I didn't encounter any trouble. I just suddenly found out that I was going to give birth soon, and I couldn't accept it for a while," Zuo Shan said weakly.
"Mao Li, why do people on Green Algae Star give birth after only six and a half months of pregnancy? Can the fetus develop fully in such a short time?" Zuo Shan asked, puzzled.
"It's not short. There are 36 hours a day and 30 days a month on the Green Algae Star. A pregnancy lasts six and a half months, which is 7020 hours. A normal fetus only needs more than 6216 hours to develop fully."
If more than 7056 hours have passed, the placenta ages, and the fetus is prone to breathing difficulties or even suffocation due to lack of oxygen.
"Women in the wasteland experience prolonged pregnancies due to severe malnutrition, but seven months, or 7560 hours, is already the maximum gestation period for a human fetus," Mao Li analyzed.
He recently consulted the database and extracted a lot of relevant information about his master's childbirth, and now he's put one of them to use.
After his analysis, Zuo Shan finally realized that the gestation period for children on the Green Algae Star was normal, and that she was the one who lacked common sense.
Although she gradually got used to 36 hours a day, her mindset was still stuck in 24 hours a day, and she never thought that her pregnancy would be shortened by so many days.
When I lived in the countryside, I heard a lot about difficult childbirths. Later, with the implementation of the one-child policy, each family could only have a maximum of two children, and they had to pay a fine.
Children have become precious treasures, and pregnant women in the countryside are all going to the hospital to give birth. Some who have made a fortune early on even learn from city dwellers to pamper pregnant women and check into big city hospitals in advance to prepare for childbirth, so it is rare to hear of anyone dying in childbirth.
Although Zuo Shan was worried that the abnormal data of her child might attract unwanted attention, she dared not be careless when it came time to give birth and insisted on going to a reputable hospital.
The next morning, she went to the official hospital in District 48 and registered for an appointment in the obstetrics and gynecology department.
When she met the doctor, she had just mentioned reserving a hospital bed when the doctor gave her a contact number and told her to call this number if she felt her water break, and an ambulance would come to pick her up.
As for booking a hospital bed in advance, you have to pay for it yourself.
Giving birth in Green Algae Star is fully covered by public funds, but booking a hospital bed in advance before delivery is tantamount to occupying public medical resources.
Upon hearing the doctor say that it would cost 800 yuan to check in a day in advance, Zuo Shan immediately turned around and left, not wanting to stay even a minute longer.
Zuo Shan still didn't dare to have a prenatal checkup; she decided to postpone it until delivery.
If she's lucky and can give birth naturally without going to the hospital, then she won't have to take that risk.
But if a natural birth is not possible, then the only option is to call an ambulance to come to the hospital to give birth.
But after giving birth, everything might be impossible to hide, so she had to find someone to protect her and ensure that her child wouldn't be taken away.
Thinking of this, she dialed Xiaobai's number, and he answered quickly.
"Hey! Xiaobai, I need your help with something. Of course, if you can't help, just say so, and I'll think of another way." Zuo Shan said directly. She didn't have time to beat around the bush and had to prepare as soon as possible.
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