The Little Consort's
Eps. 43: Strengthening of the Childbirth
The couple husband and wife of – kings and concubines carried a pregnant woman to a building that read “Balai Medis” on the side of the road, not far from the scene. Everyone immediately gave way. The pregnant woman complained back, her underclothes were already wet.
“Wire! Her water broke!”
Li Anlan asked Long Ji Man to go a little faster. The amniotic fluid of a pregnant woman has broken, very dangerous if left too long. The baby in the womb will be in danger if it is not immediately removed. The officers of the Medical Center immediately welcomed, helping them so that the pregnant woman immediately get treatment.
In a room similar to the delivery room, Li Anlan helped lay the pregnant woman down. Some female officers came carrying basins filled with rags and warm water. The atmosphere in the small room was really like the atmosphere of a maternity house in modern times. The difference is that there is no infusion hose or patient gurney and other modern medical equipment.
“Where is the bid?”
“Nona, labor officer is helping deliver a mistress elsewhere,” said one woman, possibly a nurse.
Behind the curtains, Long Ji Man stood up. The disguised King Dongling panicked, worried that something might happen to the pregnant woman. Especially when the woman fell. The delivery process will be a little more difficult.
“Then how now?” long Ji Man asked from behind the curtain.
“How is it?” Li Anlan asked back.
“Anlan, can't you help him?”
“Young Master, I'm not a healer, I'm not an obstetrician!”
Pimply. The labor officer is not there, these nurses also seem to be unskilled. Li Anlan was confused. He had never faced such a serious situation. Helping a pregnant woman was natural, but it helped with labor, it seemed like Li Anlan could not do it. He is afraid of making mistakes, he is afraid of harming the mother and child. Li Anlan was completely confused.
“Aaaaaaaaa..
The pregnant woman began to push. Both of the woman's hands were firmly grasping the hanging white cloth, which served as a handle. The entire face of the woman was covered in sweat. Li Anlan flinched. It's been like this. He couldn't let it go much longer.
Li Anlan made up his mind. He took a basin of warm water, and began to help the pregnant woman. Li Anlan had closed his eyes when he saw so much blood coming out of the birth canal. However, he remembered that he should not hesitate or be afraid. The blood was nothing compared to the two lives he was trying to save.
“Mistress, release your energy!”
“Aaaaaa...”.
Meanwhile, behind the curtains, Long Ji Man remained uneasy. I don't know why his feelings are so uncertain. The sound of a battle-filled cry that contained pain was so buzzing in his ears, like the sound of the cries of thousands of soldiers on the battlefield. Long Ji Man did not know that giving birth would be that difficult.
“Make him stay sober!” li Anlan. Some of the women officers then tried to make the pregnant woman remain conscious. Hearing Li Anlan's exclamation, Long Ji Man suddenly fell silent. The atmosphere behind the curtains must be chaotic.
When the baby's head began to be seen, the pregnant woman had fainted. As a result, the labor process is slightly hampered. The good thing is that the baby does not die even though it is still stuck in the birth canal, because his head has poked until he can breathe. When the woman regained her senses and began to push, Li Anlan was shocked. The baby's head goes back into the birth canal. Something dangerous is going to happen. This baby won't be able to come out in a quick time.
“Nona, what's up?” ask one of the female officers.
“Distocia shoulder!” li Anlan panicked.
The women who were nurses looked at each other. They simply did not understand the words that Li Anlan had spoken. The pregnant woman who was in labor shouted.
“Mistress, please widen your knees!”
The woman obeyed Li Anlan's words, then began to push back. The baby's head started to pop back. Li Anlan started to feel calm. He then told the woman to push back so the baby could get out. After fighting hard for quite a long time, the sound of the baby's cries rang out from that simple delivery room. The pregnant woman who is now a mother sighs in relief, then rests her head on the pillow with energy that is still left.
“Please help the mistress to undress.”
Although confused, the nurses still obeyed Li Anlan. They took off the mother's clothes that were drooping, and covered her with a cloth.
With trembling hands, Li Anlan brought the newborn red baby, then handed it to the mother after cutting the placenta. The baby was placed on the mother's chest, then left to move in search of its food source. The nurse women looked at each other, confused by something that was happening in front of them. Putting a newborn on the mother's chest? This is the first time they've seen him.
Li Anlan hinted that everything would be fine. Putting a newborn on the chest of the mother can strengthen the immunity and stability of the baby's body, as well as glue the inner rope between the mother and child. Li Anlan had seen something like this when her kind aunt gave birth to her youngest child five years ago.
The blood from labor is then cleaned. The nurse women alternated carrying basins filled with warm water and clean water. They also help the newly born mother to cleanse herself. Li Anlan, after clearing everything up, went straight out from inside the room. The sweat still dripped on his forehead. Both of his hands were clean of blood.
“Anlan..” Call Long Ji Man. Apparently, the man was still standing there.
“Young Master. We succeeded! Her baby...His baby is a boy.”
Li Anlan almost fell down. His body suddenly suffocated like it was not powered up. It was fortunate that Long Ji Man had managed to hold him back.
“You why?”
Lied if Li Anlan was okay. The woman was just trying to stay strong after everything she had just experienced. She, a free, wealthy orphan girl, had just helped a woman give birth. It had never been imagined before that he would experience something like this.
That was so stressful! Li Anlan was completely at a loss for words. His body was still trembling with fear. He did not believe in what he had just experienced. Never imagined in his mind that the process of giving birth would be that difficult.
Li Anlan looked at his two hands that had just been cleaned. He still could not believe, that the hand that was often used to pull roots or branches on this mountain had already touched a red baby who had just come out of his mother's stomach. He could not believe that the hand that was often used to slide this arrow had cut something that came with the baby.
“Anlan?”
“Ya?”
“You okay?”
“Ya, Young Master.”
Not only was Li Anlan in disbelief, but Long Ji Man had also experienced something similar. She, a Dongling King, never imagined it would help a woman who was far below her status give birth to a child. Long Ji Man was more distrustful of Li Anlan. He did not believe that Li Anlan could actually help a woman in labor, let alone have a quick response when a problem occurred during the process.
“What is shoulder dystocia?” long Ji Man asked after a while.
“Sometimes when a baby's shoulder is stuck in the birth canal.”
“What's the cause?”
“Maybe because the baby's size is too big.”
Long Ji Man still wanted to ask, but seeing Li Anlan's exhausted condition, he undoed his intentions. A twenty-eight year old man suddenly walked in and asked the woman who had just given birth. Li Anlan guessed that the man must be the woman's husband.
The man went into the delivery room. Not long after, he came out with a happy face. A female nurse then took him to Li Anlan and Long Ji Man. The man looked down saluting.
“Thank you because Young Master and Miss helped my wife,” the man said sincerely.
“It's okay. Congratulations because you've become a father,” reply Li Anlan.
The man thanked her so many times that Li Anlan started to feel annoyed. Thank you just thank you, enough once, no need to be repeated like that. Seeing Li Anlan's changing face, Long Ji Man immediately looked for a way to make the man leave from before him.
“What is your job?” ask the man.
“I'm just an employee at the teahouse, Young Master.”
“Come to the Ministry of Welfare's office. Tell me that a man surnamed Long told you.”
After saying that, Long Ji Man instantly pulled Li Anlan's hand, bringing the woman out of the Medicine Hall. The atmosphere of the city is getting crowded. Li Anlan's expression instantly turned happy. Finally, he was able to get out of the Medicine Hall and dodge the man who was about to return the favor.
“Where did you learn something like that?” ask Long Ji Man.
“I never learned it.”
“Then why can you do well?”
“Entahlah. Perhaps a great confidence that has helped me.”
Not too long later, Wang Tianshi came over to the two. The personal bodyguard was confused as Long Ji Man and Li Anlan disappeared without a trace while in the crowd earlier. The man was sorry for his lack of vigilance that he could not find his master. After circling around, only then did Wang Tianshi know of the whereabouts of Long Ji Man and Li Anlan. Coincidentally just as he was about to head to the Medicine Hall, Long Ji Man and Li Anlan walked out of the place.
“Your Majesty, forgive me for being less vigilant.”
“It's okay. Let's go.”
Long Ji Man and Li Anlan were back in the carriage. Long Ji Man had almost forgotten his main purpose of coming out of the palace secretly due to the incident earlier. Now, he would instantly take Li Anlan to a place that had been prepared all along.
Meanwhile, Li Anlan was instead struggling with his own thoughts. Li Anlan suddenly became annoyed because his departure outside the palace this time also could not give him any freedom. In a soft voice, he muttered,
“Not a good walk, even a child shaman!”
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