At this moment, Bai Yiran finally understood why it was said that women in ancient times went through a life-and-death ordeal when giving birth. Not to mention the intense pain, there were also various uncertain factors. Just the doctor's remark about the child being too large and the umbilical cord wrapped around the neck would have been enough to claim a woman's life when medical technology was undeveloped.
Once inside the operating room, Bai Yiran began to feel anxious. She hadn't been overly nervous during the contractions earlier, but now, surrounded by doctors and nurses, she was extremely tense.
The doctor administered anesthesia, and Bai Yiran realized that the anesthesia for a cesarean isn't general anesthesia, but rather local.
The surgery began, and Bai Yiran was conscious throughout, able to sense the doctor making an incision on her belly, aware of the doctor's hands moving back and forth in her abdominal cavity, layer by layer cutting open the inside.
