Chapter 263 - 0263: Giving Birth in the Countryside 3_1
I’m not sure if it’s because there’s less to do in winter, people are hibernating, and young couples have more energy, so many children are born around August or September.
Here, August and September refer to the lunar calendar.
Just two days after Niu Xiuying gave birth, Damao from the same production team came to see Feng Qingxue, saying that his wife is about to give birth. By the time Qingxue got to their house, Sanmao, who lived two houses away from Damao, also came over to tell her his wife was in labor.
Just like that, two sisters-in-law went into labor on the same day without a warning.
Feng Qingxue assessed the condition of Damao’s wife. For now, her labor wasn’t progressing much. She was still able to chat and laugh. According to Qingxue’s estimate, it would take at least half a day for the birth canal to fully open. She asked Damao to prepare some food to bolster her energy and heat some water. Qingxue then crossed the two intervening households to Sanmao’s house. Sanmao’s wife, however, couldn’t wait any longer, so Qingxue assisted her first.
Half an hour later, Sanmao’s wife gave birth to a daughter, which caused Damao’s mother’s face to darken.
Looking closer, the baby girl’s umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice, her little face was purple due to asphyxiation. Damao’s mother sighed, "Since she’s not breathing, just throw her away. It’s a waste of the eggs I’ve been consuming for ten months."
Sanmao’s wife burst into tears.
"This is a life. Leaders say that women can hold up half the sky, we shouldn’t favor boys over girls!" Feng Qingxue glared at them, quickly took the baby girl and after expending much effort managed to revive her. The umbilical cord was not wrapped too tightly, and the baby’s heartbeat had been strong during the prenatal check, so there had been a chance to save her. If the umbilical cord was wrapped one more round or if the baby’s heartbeat had been weak, it would have been difficult to save her.
Sanmao and his wife were tearfully grateful, cradling their crying daughter, while Damao’s mother huffed off to check on her daughter-in-law.