The baby's small shoulders broke free from the stuck point on both sides, meaning they had overcome the second, most difficult hurdle. With the doctor's help, the little one succeeded in crossing the obstacle.
Once past the stuck point, the journey would be much easier for the baby. With newfound freedom of movement, the baby's small body wriggled like a little loach, swiftly moving outwards. As the two little legs emerged from the birth canal, they kicked like a little frog, as if to demonstrate to everyone that it swam out from its mother's belly on its own.
Doctors also fear overly lively babies. A baby's final slide out of the birth canal can happen at high speed, like a champion swimmer sprinting the last meters. The doctors need to stay fully alert to catch the little one's body, preventing it from hitting the ground head-first.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Doctor Zheng called out, reaching out to help Student Xie catch the baby.
