In 1884 the medicine certification examination became accessible even for women, but as she was already 57 years old, she thought that there would be little hope of her passing the examination and went into practice of midwifery.
1884年（明治17年）、医術開業試験の門戸が女性にも開かれるが、既に57歳になっていたため合格の望みは薄いと判断、以後は産婆として開業する。