After all, it's the apocalypse now, and medical facilities are nonexistent. The elder aunt did pull some strings to find a gynecologist, albeit at a high cost. For safety's sake, they also wanted Grandma Jing to go help with the delivery, given that her generation also gave birth using traditional methods without medical facilities.
Actually, Grandma Jing had also considered it would be best to go to Wu City for the birth, since the facilities there were better. However, their daughter-in-law was nearing delivery, and coupled with heavy rain making the roads treacherous, they gave up on the idea; after all, if something happened on the way, what could they do?
