CHAPTER 381: CHAPTER 381 CRITICAL SITUATION

Gu Beihuai had just left when Tang Chuxia prepared to sleep.

It wasn’t that she wasn’t concerned; she was genuinely exhausted.

However, she didn’t sleep well that night, waking up in a fright to realize Mrs. Gu had not come back to rest at all. She put on her clothes to check the situation, only to be shocked by the scene before her.

The outpatient department was jam-packed with people; every possible standing space was filled. Had it not been raining outside, the courtyard would probably be full of people too.

Not to mention the obstetrics and gynecology department where Mrs. Gu was, apart from the delivery rooms that had to be on standby, there was hardly any space to set foot.

Had she not seen some familiar faces, Tang Chuxia might have thought it was the apocalypse.

The round-faced nurse, originally squeezing through the crowd, did not expect to see Tang Chuxia and quickly pulled her into the office.

"Dr. Tang, what are you doing here?"

Tang Chuxia pointed to the people outside, "What’s going on? Why are there suddenly so many people?"

Even though she was tired, she couldn’t sleep now.

The round-faced nurse had a distressed look, "It’s raining outside, the floodwater can’t drain, and now it’s backing up. Many people’s homes are flooded, and there are a lot of injuries. The military has made our hospital a temporary shelter!"

It was a situation they couldn’t help.

Tang Chuxia rubbed her face, trying to perk herself up.

Even though she wasn’t a doctor in the hospital, she knew that now was not the time to be picky.

She said to the round-faced nurse, "You go take a quick nap, or you won’t be able to hold up when it gets light. You nurses work even harder than the doctors; don’t try to tough it out."

After instructing her, Tang Chuxia saw the round-faced nurse hug her.

"It’s Dr. Tang who really cares about us!"

These nurses really ran to wherever the hardship was, but because they were in a supportive role, they weren’t treated with much respect. Most of the time, they were yelled at. What could they do?

The decisions were made by the doctors, and it was the doctors who were overwhelmed. They were just responsible for the auxiliary work, but they were on the front lines. If there were any issues, they would be the first to face them.

Nurses like the round-faced one, older in age and not as crafty as the senior nurses, were easy to be taken advantage of.

The round-faced nurse yawned and went to sleep at the office desk.

The situation was chaotic, without proper scheduling. Nurses like the round-faced one were just grabbed and told what to do.

Luckily, the round-faced nurse was assigned to follow Tang Chuxia.

Before, when Tang Chuxia was sleeping in Mrs. Gu’s dormitory, the round-faced nurse had been assigned to watch over the patients in obstetrics. Now that Tang Chuxia had appeared, it was like the nurse had found her organization.

Tang Chuxia looked at the round-faced nurse, now asleep, and felt deeply moved.

To see what hardships this child had gone through.

No wonder she fell asleep instantly.

Worn out.

Tang Chuxia took a coat and covered the round-faced nurse with it, then she carefully closed the door and stepped outside.

Outside, she was worried about Mrs. Gu’s health. Without asking, she knew Mrs. Gu must be in the delivery room.

Sure enough, she stopped a nurse at the delivery room door, asked, and then went to change clothes and enter the delivery room.

Inside, Mrs. Gu was exhausted, staying awake by pinching her own thigh.

Seeing Mrs. Gu’s condition, Tang Chuxia knew it was severe mental exhaustion and dared not let her continue.

"Aunt Hong, you must rest!"

She dared not let Mrs. Gu work continuously. Mrs. Gu was worried about the delivery room, and although there were midwives around, she wouldn’t be comfortable without watching over things.

"Aunt Hong, if you trust me, I can give her a couple of needles, and I estimate the cervix will open up quickly!"

This was something Elder Huang had taught her.

The parturient often becomes nervous and fearful during childbirth, which can lead to a slow opening of the cervix.

Even with the help of a midwife, it’s difficult for the parturient to relax due to instinctual responses.

What Tang Chuxia could do was to help the parturient relax, and then the cervix would naturally open.

Mrs. Gu signaled her to go ahead.

Perhaps it was the previous trust in Tang Chuxia that prevented Mrs. Gu from having any doubts.

Tang Chuxia sterilized the silver needle, then inserted it into several points on the parturient’s body, indeed, the cervix opened faster, and the baby’s head slipped out.

The delivery was successful.

Mrs. Gu helped the parturient to deliver the placenta, only then did she call Tang Chuxia to rest.

Tang Chuxia took Mrs. Gu to sleep in the dormitory.

There were so many doctors here, Mrs. Gu couldn’t afford to collapse.

"Aunt Hong, just think, if you’re here watching and a difficult birth comes in requiring your personal assistance, yet you’re too exhausted and muddled, would you dare to go straight up?"

After Tang Chuxia finished speaking, Mrs. Gu made her quickly spit three times.

Tang Chuxia didn’t know why, but she did it anyway.

As soon as she finished, Mrs. Gu said, "In our hospital, we’re most afraid of mentioning bad luck because every time the good doesn’t come true and the bad does!"

Tang Chuxia pointed to her mouth: "I shouldn’t be a jinx, right?"

No sooner had she said this than a young nurse rushed over to stop Mrs. Gu.

"Director Hu, it’s terrible, a parturient has come, she has been in labor for two days and a night, still can’t give birth, she’s almost done for, they’ve only just managed to get her here!"

Tang Chuxia immediately covered her mouth.

She didn’t know she had the ability to jinx things.

From now on, she couldn’t just say anything carelessly, a slip of the tongue could lead to serious consequences.

Mrs. Gu didn’t even have time to glance at Tang Chuxia, dragging her towards the delivery room.

Two days and a night, what was the concept of that?

Not to mention whether the baby could still be viable, the adult had already reached her limit.

If it wasn’t for that breath of life and being discovered by the rescue team, she would probably be dead.

As Mrs. Gu rushed along, she didn’t forget to ask about the parturient’s condition and upon learning the situation was critical, there was no way to let the parturient give birth on her own.

"A Cesarean section is a must!"

After assessing the situation in the delivery room, Mrs. Gu made a decisive decision.

Tang Chuxia exclaimed.

In this environment?

Although it was a delivery room, because of limited conditions, it wasn’t a sterile environment, and due to the disaster, all sorts of provisions here were scarce.

Mrs. Gu also knew that the current environment was wrong, but what could she do? At this moment, if they didn’t operate, it would be two lives lost, and if they did, there was still a chance they might lose both, but at least there was a chance that everything would be fine.

Every operation was actually a gamble for life.

"Don’t worry, let’s just do what we can to the extent we can, we’re humans, not gods!"

Mrs. Gu went to change clothes, pulling Tang Chuxia along with her, and the nurses also hurriedly prepared the operating room.

Regardless, they had to take a gamble.

But Tang Chuxia, who had thought about the hardships of childbirth, was completely stunned when she actually saw a Cesarean.

She had originally thought giving birth was just about making an incision in the belly and then the baby could be taken out, but she hadn’t expected the baby could indeed be taken out, yet the parturient’s belly was completely cut open, starting from the navel.

Tang Chuxia turned pale as a sheet, and she swore...