Chapter 438 - Three Stages of Pain (2/2)

“Yes,” the woman, Xiao Yun, immediately took the tea kit out and started preparing some tea.

Guo Taining stepped out from behind his desk and gestured them over. “Come this way!” he said.

Xiao Luo nodded and followed Guo Taining to the couch where the tea kit had been set. He knew that he had already earned himself the right to have a deep conversation with Guo Taining.

Si Yueting and Liu Yiyao exchanged looks, and they were over the moon. They saw a glimmer of hope now and inwardly applauded Xiao Luo.

“Young man, I did consider Huayao Corporation, but everyone is bound to some moral obligations. I worked with the Sales Director in Renhe Medicines, Cui Yongsheng, for many years, and we are very close, so nothing can change my decision to give the contract to Renhe Medicines. However, I admire young men like you, and today will be the beginning of our friendship; if we need any medical equipment in the future, I will contact you.”

Guo Taining was a simple man who had returned to the natural path. He calmly poured some tea for Xiao Luo with a smile on his face.

What he had just said made Si Yueting and Liu Yiyao feel like they had fallen from heaven down to hell, and the glimmer of hope they saw just now was suddenly gone.

Xiao Luo did not rush to the main topic, but instead, he sipped some tea and shot a glance at the medical book on the desk. “That book is about how to reduce the pain that a parturient suffers during the labor, I presume?”

“Yes, the book is written by Lin Qiaozhi, the founding mother of our country’s obstetrics and gynecology. It seems that you have some knowledge about the medical field, why don’t you share what you know about women in labor?” Guo Taining replied.

“Yes, sure, I’ll share a thing or two, but forgive me for showing off in front of Director Guo, who is the expert in this field. The process of labor is divided into three stages, as you know. The first stage includes contractions of the uterus that result in labor pains, which are similar to menstrual cramps, like boiling the frog in warm water. Therefore, the pains would generally not be such a big deal for women who have experienced menstrual cramps.

In the second stage, the contractions intensify, and when the cervix dilates until it is big enough to fit three fingers, the labor pains will become more and more intense. This is where many parturients shiver at the thought of having to experience the pain once every few minutes, as it is a pain that increases in its intensity each time. This is when the labor room is filled with their endless piercing screams.”

Xiao Luo discussed the process of labor with Guo Taining in a logical order.

“Hmm, pretty good,” Guo Taining said, beginning to admire the young man in front of him.

Si Yueting and Liu Yiyao were again shocked, as they couldn’t believe that their team leader, Xiao Luo, knew so much about the subject. He was awesome!

Xiao Luo smiled and went on to explain, “The baby comes out of the obstetric canal in the third stage, there’s actually nothing much to talk about in this stage. After the baby is born, all the pains will slowly fade away, the mother will feel relieved as nature takes its course. I would like to emphasize on the second stage—as this stage which brings the most suffering to the would-be mother, both physically and mentally. Some women remain in this stage for more than ten hours, and some for three days and nights, and it can be unbearable, as they’d feel as if they were in hell.

Every minute and every second would feel like a century to them. Some women even committed suicide by jumping off buildings because they could not take the pain. Although there are techniques that achieve so-called painless labors nowadays, the effect of anesthesia is still limited, the pains are only reduced but not eliminated. Director Guo, am I correct?”

Guo Training had a rather awkward look on his face as he nodded sullenly. “What you said is correct,” he said.

“Director Guo, ten years ago, there was a woman who jumped off the building from the inpatient department on the fifth floor of your hospital because she could not stand the pain from the second stage of the labor process. She passed away together with her child in her uterus, and that woman was your ex-wife, am I right?”

CRACK!

Guo Taining’s hand suddenly twitched, and the teacup in his hand slipped to the floor, shattering into pieces.