8mi Chapter 426: Birth With High Mortality Rate, High Cost Of Feeding [Please Subscribe, Please Subscrib
Chapter 426: Birth With High Mortality Rate, High Cost Of Feeding [Please Subscribe, Please Subscrib
During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, the mortality rate of pregnant women during childbirth was between 5% and 15%, the premature death rate of newborn babies was about 30%, and the probability of giving birth to a girl was 50%. about.
In other words, take the 95 to 85 percent maternal survival rate, times the 70 percent newborn survival rate, and then multiply that by the 50 percent probability of giving birth to a boy.
It can be known that if a pregnant woman wants to have her first child, the probability of giving birth to a healthy boy without premature death is as low as 33.25% to 29%. Seventy-five!!!
In other words, the probability is only about 30%!!!
This means that about 70% of pregnant women may either encounter dystocia, or the child may die early, or the child may not be a boy even if it is born!!!
Under the traditional thinking of "there are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest is not having children" and "priority to sons over daughters".
These 70% of pregnant women will basically continue to give birth for the second, third, or even more times, and will not stop until they finally give birth to a boy!!!
And as mentioned before, "seven and zero" means that the more times a pregnant woman gives birth, the lower the probability of survival.
The high mortality rate of pregnant women due to multiple births and the high mortality rate of newborn infants have inherently restricted the rapid growth of the population!!!
"Does Mr. Yan have any way to further reduce the high mortality rate of pregnant women and the high mortality rate of newborn infants?!!"
Prince Zhu Biao looked at Yan Changqing solemnly and asked.
As the only prince among everyone present whose official concubine died due to dystocia, Zhu Biao at this moment can be said to be very hopeful that he can reduce the high mortality rate of pregnant women and the high mortality rate of newborn babies.
It was not to promote the growth of the population of the people, but he just didn't want any more people to see his wife die in childbirth like he did.
Yan Changqing nodded and said calmly:
"some!!!"
“About 80% of the causes of death of pregnant women during childbirth are postpartum hemorrhage, infection, dystocia, etc.
“There are ways to reduce or avoid these problems as much as possible.
"Similarly, most of the various diseases that cause newborn babies to die prematurely are not incurable terminal illnesses."
"The reason why those babies die prematurely is, on the one hand, because most doctors, or midwives who deliver babies, don't know enough about these newborn baby diseases and don't know how to treat them."
"On the other hand, newborn babies are very fragile because they do not receive timely treatment. The time from onset of illness to death may only take a few hours."
"And in such a short period of time, even if the rural people go to ask a doctor, they may not be able to arrive in time and receive treatment!!!"
"So in order to solve these problems, as well as many common diseases, 'Qibo' has been compiling the medical book "The Barefoot Doctor's Manual", which contains methods to solve these problems.
"After the compilation is completed, we will invite the doctors and doctors who will become the department heads of Wanmin Medical College to further improve it!!!"
"Until it is perfected to the extreme that we can currently achieve, this "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" will be printed and given free of charge to all doctors who have participated in the containment and suppression of the smallpox plague."
"Even after everyone in the world can learn basic reading and literacy."
"This medical book allows every household in the world to keep a copy, so that people can solve their own ailments and pains."
"So that people can stay healthy as much as possible and live longer!!!"
In the past six months, apart from focusing on the construction of Wanmin Medical College, the rest of his time was basically spent dictating the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" from his previous life.
Yan Changqing copied every word for Chinese medicine recorded in the "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook".
As for the parts of the "Barefoot Doctor's Handbook" that involve synthetic Western medicine, Yan Changqing excerpted them separately and wrote about the current status of the disease and the final curative effect of those synthetic Western medicine.
It will be left to other doctors from Wanmin Medical College to discuss whether they can find a substitute with Chinese medicine that has the same efficacy.
In addition, Yan Changqing directly deleted content that could not be achieved due to the current objective medical level.
After several excerpts, deletions, and dictation, the first draft of "The Barefoot Doctor's Manual" was finally completed.
Thanks to "The Barefoot Doctor's Manual" being Yan Changqing's first reading book for reading and literacy, Yan Changqing's memory of "The Barefoot Doctor's Manual" is truly profound.
Otherwise, Yan Changqing would really not be able to handle such a large project on his own!
Zhu Yuanzhang below, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, heard a look of joy on their faces when they heard Yan Changqing's words.
If the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual" mentioned by Yan Changqing is really as effective as it says, then it can be said to be a great thing for people all over the world!!!
"good!!!"
"In the process of compiling the "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", apart from the fact that we couldn't give the medical school money."
"In other aspects, we need doctors and give them to doctors. We need medicines and medicines. In short, apart from money, we will give you whatever the medical school wants!!!"
"We have only one request, "that is, the "Barefoot Manual" must be compiled with the best quality as soon as possible!!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang promised Yan Changqing on the spot.
Yan Changqing nodded and continued:
“After talking about the high-mortality [life], let’s move on to the high-cost [life]!!!”
"As the saying goes, even a young man will defeat Lao'zi!!!"
"You must know that raising children requires costs, whether it is the most basic food, drink, and eating, or further education, literacy, education, etc., all require money.
"Your Majesty is the emperor now and has the wealth in the world, so even if your Majesty has dozens or hundreds of children, he will still be able to support them without any pressure.
“But what about ordinary people?!!”
"Under the circumstances of being burdened with land tax, corvee labor, a small amount of population, and other miscellaneous taxes."
“Leave aside for the time being the cost of further reading, literacy, education and learning, it is just the basic cost of feeding a child.
"How many children can an ordinary family afford to raise?"
"And if you have too many children, you will eventually find that you can't support these children."
"Then what will be the final outcome of these children?!!"
"Your Majesty also came from a lower-class background when he was young. Your Majesty should know the answer to this question very well."
After speaking, Yan Changqing stood silently and gave Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Fang, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes a moment to reflect.
Following the guidance of Yan Changqing's words, Yi Yuanzhang also recalled his family situation when he was a child.
Including himself, his father had four sons and two daughters, and he was the fourth son.
However, there was a drought, and his father, mother, and his eldest brother died of starvation in just fifteen days.
His third brother had died even before that.
Later, his second brother, after burying his parents and eldest brother together with him, and then separated, died not long after.
His eldest sister married young but also died young.
Only his second sister and he survived, but his second sister also unfortunately passed away at the age of thirty-six.
Even if he hadn't been lucky, he might not have been able to survive in such troubled times as the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
Although the world is much better now than it was at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he also reduced the land tax as much as possible.
But even so, under the circumstances of being burdened with land tax, corvee, population fee, and other miscellaneous taxes. 4.7 Even if it only ensures the most basic food, drink, and toilet for the children, and prevents the children from studying and studying, an ordinary ordinary family will only be able to bear the cost of raising a child.
If you have two children to support, it means adults have to tighten their belts to live a comfortable life.
If there are any more, the adults themselves may starve to death.
In this era when food and clothing are a problem, raising children is definitely a high-cost thing!!!
When Zhu Yuanzhang thought of this, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes also thought of this one after another.
After all, these princes are only the second generation of the Ming Dynasty, and they still remember the situation of their father and their grandfather's generation relatively clearly.
Because if they don’t even remember these things, Zhu Yuanzhang will hang them up and whip them!!!
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