小儿初生，气欲绝，不能啼者，必是难产，或冒寒所致。急以绵絮包裹抱怀中，未可断
脐带，且将胞衣置炭火炉中烧之，仍捻大纸捻，蘸油点灯于脐带上往来遍带燎之。盖脐带连
儿脐，得火气由脐入腹，更以热醋汤荡洗脐带，须臾气回，啼哭如常，方可浴。洗了即断脐带。
小儿初生，急以绵裹指，拭尽口中恶血；若不急拭，啼声一出，即入腹成百病矣。亦未
须与乳，且先与拍破黄连浸汤，取浓汁调朱砂细末，抹儿口中，打尽腹中旧屎，方可与乳。
儿若多睡，听之，勿强与乳，则自然长而少病。
小儿初生，大小便不通，腹胀欲绝者，急令妇人以温水先漱口了，吸咂儿前后心并脐下
、手足心共七处，每一处，凡三五次漱口，吸咂取红赤为度，须臾自通，不尔无生意。有此
证，遇此方，可谓再生。
小儿初生，一七日内，忽患脐风撮口，百无一活，坐视其毙者皆是，良可悯。有一法极
验，世罕有知者。凡患此，儿齿龈上有小泡子，如粟米状，以温水蘸熟帛裹手指轻轻擦破，
即口开便安，不用服药，神效。
凡小儿有生三十二日一变，再变为一蒸，十变而五小蒸，又三大蒸，积五百七十六日，
大小蒸都毕，乃成人。小儿所以变蒸者，是荣其血脉，改其五脏。变者上气，蒸者体热。其
轻者，体热而微惊，耳冷尻冷，上唇头白泡起，如鱼目珠子，微汗出；其重者，体壮热而脉
乱，或汗，或不汗，不欲食，食辄吐 ，目白睛微赤，黑睛微白，变蒸毕，自明矣，此
其证也。单变小微，兼蒸小剧。凡蒸，平者五日而衰，远者十日而衰。先期五日，后之五日
，为十日之中，热乃除耳。或违日数不除，切不可妄治及灸刺，但少与紫丸微下之，热歇便
止。若身热耳热，尻亦热，此乃他病，可作别治。
When a newborn infant is born, with faint breath and inability to cry, it is certainly due to difficult labor or exposure to cold. Immediately wrap the infant in cotton wadding and hold them in your arms. Do not cut the umbilical cord yet; instead, place the placenta into a charcoal stove to burn. Meanwhile, twist a thick paper torch, dip it in oil, light it, and pass it repeatedly over the umbilical cord to cauterize it. Since the umbilical cord connects to the infant's navel, the heat energy enters the abdomen through the navel. Then, rinse the umbilical cord with hot vinegar water. After a short while, the breath will return, and the infant will cry as usual; only then may they be bathed. After bathing, cut the umbilical cord.
Immediately after birth, wrap a finger with cotton and wipe all the foul blood from the infant's mouth. If not wiped promptly, once the infant cries, the blood will enter the abdomen and cause myriad diseases. At this time, do not feed milk immediately. Instead, first give a small amount of decoction made from crushed *Coptidis Rhizoma* (Huanglian, 黄连). Take the concentrated juice, mix it with fine powder of Cinnabar (Zhusha, 朱砂), and smear it inside the infant's mouth to expel the old meconium from the abdomen. Only after this can milk be given. If the infant sleeps much, let nature take its course; do not force-feed milk, so that the infant will grow up naturally healthy and free from illness.
If a newborn has no urination or defecation and suffers from severe abdominal distension, urgently have a woman rinse her mouth with warm water, then suckle seven areas of the infant: the anterior chest, posterior back, below the navel, and the palms and soles of both hands and feet. Before each area, rinse the mouth three to five times. Suckle until the skin turns red. After a short while, urination and defecation will naturally proceed; otherwise, there will be no sign of life. Encountering this condition and applying this method can be considered giving the infant a second life.
Within the first week after birth, if an infant suddenly suffers from Umbilical Wind and Mouth Grasping (Neonatal Tetanus characterized by trismus), almost none survive, and many are left to die helplessly, which is truly pitiable. There is one extremely effective method, rarely known in the world. For those suffering from this, small blisters appear on the infant's gums, resembling millet grains. Dip a熟 cloth-wrapped finger in warm water and gently rub these blisters until they break. The mouth will open, and the infant will calm down without needing medication; the effect is miraculous.
Generally, every thirty-two days after birth, an infant undergoes a "Bian" (Transformation); two "Bian"s constitute one "Zheng" (Evaporation/Steaming). After ten "Bian"s and five minor "Zheng"s, plus three major "Zheng"s, totaling five hundred and seventy-six days, all transformations and evaporations are completed, and the child becomes an adult. The purpose of Bian and Zheng in infants is to nourish the blood vessels and transform the five Zang organs. "Bian" manifests as changes in upper Jiao Qi, while "Zheng" manifests as body heat. In mild cases, there is slight fever and minor惊悸 (palpitations/fright), cold ears and buttocks, white blisters appearing on the upper lip like fish eyes, and slight sweating. In severe cases, there is high fever, chaotic pulse, either sweating or no sweating, loss of appetite, vomiting upon eating, slightly red whites of the eyes, and slightly cloudy pupils. After the Bian-Zheng cycle ends, clarity returns naturally; this is the syndrome. Single Bian is mild; combined Zheng is more severe. In general, for Zheng, mild cases subside within five days, and severe cases within ten days. Within the ten-day window (five days before and five days after the expected date), the heat should subside. If the heat does not subside after the designated days, do not treat recklessly or use moxibustion/acupuncture. Instead, administer a small amount of Zi Wan (Purple Pill) to mildly induce purgation, and stop when the heat subsides. If the body, ears, and buttocks are all hot, this is another disease and should be treated differently.