Withered (Michaeng) ✔️

Chapter 50: Perforce 🥀

• Chapter 49 •

Previously,

Mina smile and turn her head, facing the front. "I know, Unnie. Heavy bleeding in the first trimester and now in the second. As someone who is born premature, I already have poor health" She breathed out and caress her bump.

"I'm not going to survive the labour, Right?"

• Chapter 50 •

Jihyo's aunt, Miss Elly sigh as she positioned herself more comfortably on the chair "Maybe" She says with a wan expression. Since they already in the talk, she decides to tell Mina everything than postpone it.

"Mina, do you know how worse is your condition right now?" The said girl look up and subtly shakes her head "You develop severe anaemia, having Bradycardia which is low heart rate results in the inefficient supply of blood to your organs, especially brain. Aside from that, heavy bleeding in the second trimester caused by Placental abruption that endangers both you and the baby. You could suffer failure kidneys or other organs resulting from significant blood loss, while it could lead to premature birth and severe disabilities to the baby. I'm shocked that you didn't miscarriage and survives this" Miss Elly continues while Mina only quietly listening without making interruption.

"What I'm afraid of is the excessive bleeding, Postpartum haemorrhaging during a vaginal delivery that could lead to maternal death (death of either a pregnant woman or death of a woman within 42 days of delivery)" Hearing that Mina hang her head as she fidgets her fingers. Miss Elly glances over Mina's bump and holds the girl's hand, again she's half-smiling.

"This can be avoided if you have immediate C-section (Cesarean birth). But, brain damage and health problem can occured to the baby"

Mina's brows wrinkle upon registering the meaning of her situation. That someone will hurt either by normal delivery or surgery.

"How about taking the Cesarean a consideration since the chance for your child to develop a health problem is fifty percent while vaginal delivery have a higher risk for you not to survive. So, we can prepares when the time comes" She suggests.

Mina bites her lips, a smile graced her features as she closes her eyes. An image of a kid laughing as she runs around the backyard crossed her mind. "I'm not just a woman Unnie, but a mother. Now, I truly understand the saying that said the love of a mother to her child is unconditional." She mutters in a barely audible voice.

"I don't want my daughter to live her life in agony. Let me take the risk, whatever happened during the labour, I'll accept that as fate." Her eyes shift to her bump again and it became glazed with a glassy layer of tears. As she blinks, they drip from her eyelids and slides down her cheeks. No, she isn't sad or afraid because of the possibility that she might pass away during the labour. But, she's sad to the fact that there is a possibility that she can't even get to see her daughter and hold her in her arms, afraid to leave Chaeyoung alone.

Miss Elly put her hand softly on the shoulder of the girl as a token of her sympathy, her heart sink in the deepest ocean as she watches Mina "Your parents and Chaeyoung, they need to know"

"Keep it a secret for me, please. I'll do the talk." Mina glance at the doctor and smile assuringly.

Miss Elly nods and digs a folded yellow paper from her coat and a black pen. "Since you are still under 34 weeks and only a small part of the placenta has broken away from the womb you will be monitored closely, We will do specialized treatment strategies, a few more checkup later and you'll need a blood transfusion," She noted while reading what is written on the page. "Anyway, this is a nonsense question, but do you take drugs?"