Chapter 1757: A Good Doctor

This explanation was so wonderful that Bed Number Three’s anxious emotions were immediately comforted, and she stopped crying. Her baby wasn’t bad; he was quite the athletic prodigy.

The old midwife standing nearby brightened up and looked at Xie Wanying a few more times.

As a seasoned figure who stays in the delivery room every day, the midwife has seen many doctors. Clearly, the young female doctor in front of her possesses the good qualities of a doctor.

What makes a good doctor? Just look at the way patients gaze at the doctor.

Bed Number Three firmly held onto Xie Wanying’s hands, feeling strongly that this female doctor in front of her was definitely a lifesaver for her and her baby.

A good doctor must maintain composure no matter what; the more urgent the situation, the more they need to steady the scene, achieving true technical confidence. Clinically, every boss exhibits this kind of demeanor, never stepping outside this boundary.

Next, we’ll continue to observe to see if this young female doctor can indeed maintain stability technically beyond her calming voice. The old midwife thought.

The crisis for the mother and baby in front of her was not over yet. Xie Wanying’s earlier words indeed only served to first stabilize the mother’s emotions.

The fetal heart rate hadn’t dropped, but it was moving, indicating a shift in fetal position. A previously good fetal position shifting means an unexpected malposition during labor.

A baby delivered through the normal "birth" canal should ideally be in an occiput anterior position just before emerging from the maternal uterus. At this time, the baby’s head is close to the mother’s "birth", the little face is toward the mother’s back, the little chin is resting on the small chest, the small hands are hugging itself, and the small legs are crossed, presenting a serene and composed posture like a little Buddha, just waiting for the mother’s contractions to powerfully deliver itself like a Bodhisattva.

This natural delivery scenario is extremely beautiful, radiating a scene filled with divine aura, which would deeply move everyone present.

When the baby is delivered, this smoothness is like a little angel descending gracefully, not requiring the medical staff’s strenuous help at all.

Now, Bed Number Three’s baby was suddenly overly lively and shifting position, perhaps due to the baby’s own temperament, or perhaps the child suddenly became a bit restless, slightly rolling in the mother’s uterus, shifting from the occiput anterior position to another.

An incorrect posture before delivery can turn the procedure of coming through the maternal birth canal into one fraught with difficulties.

Judging from the location of the fetal heart movement, there is a possibility this baby might inadvertently roll toward the dreaded transverse position.

The transverse position is a general fetal position during the mother’s pregnancy, where the baby lies sideways in the maternal uterus with the shoulder against the mother’s pelvis. This position is understandably very difficult for a natural delivery.

The old midwife touched the mother’s belly, hoping to soothe the baby back to the correct pre-delivery position.

However, being touched outside doesn’t translate to understanding by the baby, who will continue to find the most comfortable position inside the maternal uterus, as if saying: Don’t disturb me, the baby wants to sleep.

The baby is not grasping the information the outside world is sending, which indeed troubles the mother and a group of medical staff.

To encourage the baby back to the correct position, avoiding a cesarean section for natural delivery, clinically there is an aiding method called the External Cephalic Version, also known as the Version Technique.

The doctor first uses the previously mentioned four-step diagnostic method to understand the mother’s uterus and the baby’s situation.