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It provides a detailed introduction to various dystocia situations and offers relevant coping strategies, with its abnormal fetal position transposition technique being particularly ingenious.

However, in rural areas, it is the midwives who actually help with childbirth, and the vast majority of them have never read "Ten Treatises on Childbirth" and rely entirely on their own experience to assist with childbirth.

Only a very few families would seek out a well-trained, qualified doctor during a difficult childbirth—there are differences between men and women.

Obstetricians like Guo Jizhong primarily conduct consultations during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum, and may even address issues such as lactation induction and related gynecological diseases.

When actually delivering a baby, they are usually not present at the scene. Even if they are urgently called to help, they will direct from behind a door or screen.

That's the case today.

He took three female students and went to the Yang family in the middle of the night to deal with the difficult childbirth.

Guo Jizhong stood behind the screen, listening to the female student's detailed report.

Then expert guidance was provided, and midwifery forceps, invented a few years ago, were used in the process.

The first cesarean section in the Ming Dynasty (a cesarean section performed after the mother's death) was also performed jointly by Guo Jizhong and another surgical master.

“You’ve all worked so hard late into the night, go home and rest,” Guo Jizhong said to the three female students.

"Students take their leave!"

The three female obstetricians and gynecologists bowed in unison, their actions and words all extremely swift and decisive.

They were all orphans who were raised by the government.

Daughters from respectable families wouldn't come to learn midwifery, because midwives have a bad reputation.

Raising prices on the spot, murdering for money... all sorts of heinous acts are rampant among midwives.

Some midwives are almost like shamans, performing rituals, divination, and prayers before childbirth. Their level of education is close to zero, and their professional level varies from person to person.

Wen Huanzhang tried to change this situation, but he was unable to fight against the concept of gender differences.

So they started training female obstetricians, who are currently only found in a few major cities, but will gradually spread to state capitals.

Guo Jizhong was also quite tired, so he took a car to the medical school.

Luoyang Medical College was located in Lechengfang, and it did not only conduct research and teaching.

Teachers also bring students to practice medicine, thereby accumulating clinical experience for both teachers and students.

"Professor Guo!"

"Mr. Guo..."

As he entered the medical school gate, he was greeted by teachers and students along the way, and Guo Jizhong would occasionally respond with a cupped-hand salute.

As soon as I arrived at the courtyard, before I even entered my office, a teaching assistant came over and whispered, "Professor Guo, Li Bangyan is inside. He insists on waiting to see you."

"What is he here for?"

Guo Jizhong had known Li Bangyan for ten years and even delivered Li Bangyan's daughter-in-law's baby through a screen.

The teaching assistant replied, "I don't know."

As they were talking, Li Bangyan came out and bowed warmly, saying, "Mr. Guo, you still look as dashing as ever after all these years. You truly know the art of health preservation."

Guo Jizhong was unwilling to have any private contact with this person, and only said, "If there is anything, we can talk in the hall."

The two entered the main hall.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Bangyan took out a box of silver dollars: "To be honest, I have adopted many orphaned girls from other ethnic groups."

"They occasionally suffer from gynecological problems and ask Mr. Guo to prescribe some remedies for daily maintenance."

"Why take medicine if you're not sick?" Guo Jizhong said irritably.

Guo Jizhong was not only a master of obstetrics, but also a master of gynecology.

Li Bangyan asked in a low voice, "Is there any medicine that they can take long-term to give them a unique fragrance?"

"Ah!"

Guo Jizhong slammed his fist on the table: "I only treat illnesses, I don't harm people! Please leave."

Li Bangyan wanted to say something, but before he could even open his mouth, Guo Jizhong chased him out.

Guo Jizhong dismissed the man, gave a cold laugh, and went back to his office to take a nap.

He was quite tired from making house calls last night and needs to get some rest; he has classes this morning.

The official medical schools in the Song Dynasty were mainly divided into three departments: pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, and ulceration.

These departments are further divided into more than ten majors.

For example, obstetrics was part of the Department of Pulse Diagnosis and Treatment in the Song Dynasty.

Common gynecological diseases are also considered as supplementary learning content in obstetrics.

Otolaryngology and dentistry are both classified under the Department of Acupuncture.

All kinds of sores and ulcers belong to the ulcer department, including sword wounds from the battlefield.

Doctors specializing in this area often accompany the military on expeditions.

Chapter 3558 Overseas Slaves

The new Ming Dynasty was gradually adjusting its academic departments and majors.

The first adjustment—

Obstetrics and Gynecology was separated from the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Furthermore, pediatrics was added and established as a separate department.

That is: obstetrics and gynecology.

The departments under its jurisdiction are: Gynecology, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics.

Students in obstetrics and gynecology also learn pulse diagnosis and prescription writing.

The second adjustment—

A separate department for epidemic prevention was established.

The Department of Epidemiology was responsible for various epidemics, infectious diseases, plagues, and miasma.

Although the Department of Epidemiology was established for a very short time, it developed extremely rapidly and had a particular fondness for playing with microscopes.

Currently, hand-ground microscope slides have exceeded 300x magnification.

The craftsmen who can grind such lenses receive a monthly salary equivalent to that of a prefect, and they only need to grind lenses without having to do anything else.

Professor of Epidemiology in Lingnan

Several types of malaria parasites and dysentery bacilli have been successfully discovered, and many malaria patients carry these parasites and bacteria.

The teaching assistant woke Guo Jizhong up. This expert in obstetrics and gynecology rubbed his sleepy eyes, stood up, and strolled to the classroom to give a lecture to the students.

He didn't go to see the performance of "Bodhisattva's Charm" because he was disgusted by Li Bangyan.

……

"Your Majesty, the Bodhisattva Man performance is immoral. I request the court to ban this practice!"

At the grand court assembly, Imperial Censor Yuan Miao stepped forward.

Zhao Yuan said, "I have read your memorial; there is no need to issue a special decree."

Yuan Miao said, "Bodhisattva Man's attire is revealing, and she is dancing in public, which is really an eyesore."

"Moreover, these women from other ethnic groups were brought back by the convicted official Li Bangyan!"

Zhao Yuan asked with curiosity, "Why are you dressed so provocatively?"

Yuan Miao described it as follows: "His waist and navel were completely exposed."

"Furthermore, the skirt has several slits, so the thighs are faintly visible when dancing."

"You went to see it yourself?" Zhao Yuan asked with a smile.

Yuan Miao quickly defended himself: "How could I possibly watch such a vulgar dance?"

"I just heard it from a friend."

Zhao Yuan said, "There's no need to make a fuss."

Song Dynasty clothing was really not conservative; it was quite common to see women deliberately showing cleavage.

Many Song Dynasty paintings and sculptures depict women showing their cleavage, and it was common for them to wear bras.

However, Li Bangyan's training of the Bodhisattva Barbarian style, which fully exposes the waist and legs, is indeed a breakthrough.

You could also call it retro, since it was done in the Tang Dynasty.

Chen Dong stood up and stepped forward, saying, "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty prohibits the sale of people."

"But many overseas slaves kept pouring in."

"Guangdong has Kunlun slaves, Zhejiang has Silla maids, and now there are Bodhisattva maids."

Should these things be regulated?

"Was there any illegal or disorderly conduct involved?" Zhao Yuan asked.

Chen Dong said, "If there were any illegal activities, the Inspectorate would have reported it long ago."

"These overseas slaves were brought by maritime merchants under the guise of servants."

"After entering the port of the Ming Dynasty, they settled down as citizens and signed employment contracts."

“When people are bought and sold, what is sold is an employment contract, which is renewed when it expires.”

“If that’s the case, then it’s legal, and there’s no need to correct it,” Zhao Yuan said.

Chen Dong replied, "How dare a person from overseas disobey the wishes of his employer when he comes to the Ming Dynasty?"

"How dare the servants resist when wages are withheld and contracts are forcibly renewed?"

"It is called employment, but in reality it is slavery."

Zhao Yuan retorted, "Don't the native servants of the Ming Dynasty suffer the same fate?"

Chapter 3559 Kunlun Slave

"Servants should be encouraged to report to the authorities, and penalties for employers who violate the law should be strengthened!"

"Yes." Chen Dong stepped back and sat down.

These things are impossible to regulate, and even if laws are enacted, they will be nothing more than empty words.

As for the black slaves, Zhao Yuan had already sent people to investigate them in detail.

Employers treated enslaved people like animals, denying them even the basic right to mate, making it impossible for them to have offspring.

Why should we care what they do?

Moreover, the Negrito people from Southeast Asia were the most sought-after high-quality sailors by maritime merchants.

When storms struck, enslaved people were on the front lines, risking their lives to repair the ship's hull and raise and lower the sails.

The mortality rate for enslaved Africans was extremely high during ocean voyages.

The officials left the court.

Yuan Miao rushed to Chen Dong's side: "Master Chen, are you just going to watch Li Bangyan thrive in Luoyang?"

Chen Dong said, "He didn't break the law."

Yuan Miao said, "Since the retired emperor abdicated and the Jin dynasty was destroyed, a trend of extravagance has gradually emerged in the capital."

"Even many high-ranking cabinet ministers no longer practice frugality and wear increasingly luxurious clothes."

"Li Bangyan's bringing the Bodhisattva Barbarian to Luoyang will only exacerbate the trend of extravagance."

"If this continues, what will become of us?"

Chen Dong shook his head and sighed: "Wine, women, wealth, and anger are all part of human nature."

"How can the law possibly suppress this?"

"Bodhisattva Man's thighs are all showing!"