CHAPTER 383: CHAPTER 383 AMNIOTIC FLUID EMBOLISM

Tang Chuxia watched as the family of the parturient woman carried the child away, and she felt deeply emotional.

If it hadn’t been for the name the mother had given her child, they probably would have kept clinging to Mrs. Gu.

How joyful!

His mother had hoped her child could be happy and not be saddened by her departure.

But how could he not be sad?

Tang Chuxia, usually so cheerful, also felt a hint of melancholy after today’s events.

Mothers around the world are all great, no matter what their characters may be; but giving birth to children despite the risks of life and death—is their greatest attribute.

The pain of childbirth is extraordinary, not to mention the threat of death.

Mrs. Gu, seeing Tang Chuxia’s condition, thought she had been frightened.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law supported each other as they left; Mrs. Gu couldn’t go back to rest yet as she was worried something might go wrong with the child and needed to keep a close watch.

Tang Chuxia felt even more compelled not to leave Mrs. Gu here as she had already slept for a while, taking the latter half of the night as fulfilling her filial duty.

Mrs. Gu was very tired, so Tang Chuxia helped rub her head to at least alleviate some physical discomfort.

Mrs. Gu lamented, "You’re such a sensible child. If Zhizhi were half as sensible as you, she wouldn’t still be carelessly shouting and screaming!"

Suddenly mentioning her own daughter, Mrs. Gu had many feelings.

She doted on Gu Nanzhi more, and since Beihuai was the eldest, Mrs. Gu always followed the principle of indulging her daughter and being strict with her son.

The brother must take care of the sister!

Tang Chuxia lightly laughed, "Aunt Hong, Zhizhi does have her good points, like getting into university, which is like crossing a single-log bridge among thousands of people! I’ve never made it across!"

Mrs. Gu gave a wry smile, "You, my child, didn’t participate; it’s not that you couldn’t make it across!"

Tang Chuxia knew that she had diverted Mrs. Gu’s attention and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Anyway, I am still a high school student!"

While speaking, Mrs. Gu actually leaned back on the chair and fell asleep.

Tang Chuxia felt an intense pang of heartache. Seeing a cot in the office, she carried Mrs. Gu over, covered her with a blanket, and then tiptoed out.

In her heart, she was not feeling any better than Mrs. Gu; today’s events made her realize that her pride in her medical skills was truly worthless.

At the moment when she was truly needed, she couldn’t do anything but watch the parturient woman die.

What if Elder Huang had been here?

She crouched in the hospital corridor, curled up into a ball.

Just when her discomfort was intensifying, a piece of candy was handed to her.

Tang Chuxia looked up and saw someone.

"Master!"

Elder Huang stuffed the candy into Tang Chuxia’s palm and crouched beside her.

"Girl, I’ve heard about what happened!"

He had rushed over, but by then the person was already gone.

These conditions strike very quickly, with life and death decisions happening in mere minutes.

Seeing Tang Chuxia clenching the candy without speaking, Elder Huang knew she must have been hit hard.

"Even if I had been in the delivery room, there was nothing I could do; this is the person King Yan wants, and no one can bring her back!"

After Elder Huang finished speaking, Tang Chuxia shook her head, "There are people who have survived! I’ve heard about it!"

Elder Huang patted Tang Chuxia on the head, "I don’t know where you heard it from, but as far as I know, once complications like coughing or epileptic seizures occur during childbirth, not a single case has survived!"

He was not comforting Tang Chuxia; it was true.

Tang Chuxia opened her mouth to say that there were cases of survival, that she had seen reports of it, and that massive hemorrhaging was not always fatal. But as she was about to speak, she thought of a term: amniotic fluid embolism!

She didn’t know if the term existed at that time, nor did she know if any obstetricians were aware of this condition; she simply knew that even with the medical techniques of her past life, once an amniotic fluid embolism occurred, the chances of survival were almost zero.

Tang Chuxia opened her mouth but ultimately closed it.

The candy wrapper in her hand crackled as she clenched it, causing Elder Huang to rub his brow.

"You specialize in orthopedics, delivering babies is different from orthopedics, you shouldn’t blame yourself!"

Tang Chuxia sighed.

She knew something was wrong with her current state, but she just felt bad.

Elder Huang took her to the intensive care unit.

Even though it was late at night, many patients were still struggling on the edge of life and death.

"Look at them, you need to save those who are still alive and have hope for life, you’re not a deity. Those who have died represent the end of a cycle; you must learn to let go!"

Tang Chuxia looked at the patients who were moaning in pain in their rooms, then thought of her own reasons for feeling despondent.

"I want to do something!"

The moment Tang Chuxia expressed this, Elder Huang handed her an acupuncture kit.

"Go ahead."

He believed that what Tang Chuxia needed the most at this time was to do something to vent her emotions. Unlike others who would shake in fear and hide, she chose to enter the intensive care unit and help every patient enduring unbearable pain to relax.

At least to allow them a good night’s sleep.

After finishing all this, the sky to the east began to lighten.

Elder Huang also stayed by the door with her. When Tang Chuxia came out, she saw the bloodshot eyes and infinite fatigue of Elder Huang.

It was truly sinful for him, at his old age, to stay up all night with her.

Tang Chuxia finally understood whom her slight emotional problem was really hurting.

"Master, let’s go rest!"

Elder Huang yawned, "Alright, you go back to the dorm and sleep, I’ll find a place to sleep at Old Zheng’s."

Compared to those national-level experts, Elder Huang was truly down-to-earth and never expected special privileges because of his status.

After sending him to the orthopedics department, Tang Chuxia then went to find Mrs. Gu to rest.

Mrs. Gu had woken up and hadn’t seen Tang Chuxia. She was about to look for Tang Chuxia when thinking the baby from yesterday’s cesarean section seemed a bit off. She hurried over, and it was Round-faced who went to inform Tang Chuxia, "Dr. Tang, Director Hu said if you come over, go back and get some sleep. If you don’t rest well and delay her grandchild-cuddling, she’ll be anxious with you!"

Tang Chuxia: ...

It was indeed Mrs. Gu.

Even after just seeing a mother pass away, she was still pushing for childbirth.

Tang Chuxia thought that she wouldn’t choose to have children in the short term. That terrifying scene repeatedly emerged in her mind, fearing that she would never be able to bear the consequences of childbirth for the rest of her life.

As she was lost in thought on her way to the dormitory, she heard quite a few people gathered in one place, chattering.

Tang Chuxia exchanged a look with Round-faced, both sensing that there was definitely some hot gossip over there.

When the two of them squeezed into the crowd, they saw something that almost made Round-faced’s eyes sparkle.

Tang Chuxia couldn’t stand her silly expression, so she had no choice but to go over and help.

"You’re really here!"