妊娠临产要安详，腹内虽疼切莫慌，舒身仰卧容胎转，静待生时不用忙。
【注】妊娠月足临产，腹内如觉动转疼痛，须要安详，莫自慌乱。舒体仰卧，时时缓步，
使儿身转正，静以待之，至其生育之时，自然顺生，不用忙也。
产室寒温要适时，严寒酷热总非宜，夏要清凉冬要暖，病者医人俱要知。
【注】产室之内，四时俱要寒温适中，若太热、太寒，均不相宜。夏月必须清凉，勿
令炎热，致产母中暑晕迷，倘有其事，不妨少与凉水以解之。冬月必须温暖，勿令寒冷，
以致血凝难产。当多备火炉，使产母腰背下体就火烘之。此临产之家及医人，皆当知之
者也。
临产稳婆须预择，老成历练又精明，无故莫教使手法，宽心宁耐待时生。
【注】临产之家必用收生婆，须预先择老成历练明白经事之人。无故切勿令其先使手
法，如试水探浆等事，但嘱令宽心宁耐，以待生时可也。
人语喧哗产母惊，心虚气怯号惊生，急须止静休嘈杂，产母心安胎自宁。
【注】产房之内不可多人，人多则语声暄哗，产母之心必惊。惊则心气虚怯，至产时
多致困乏，号曰惊生。有如此者，须急急摒出，只留服役一二人，使寂静而无嘈杂之声，
则母心始安，安则其胎亦宁静矣。
月数未足腹中痛，痛定如常名试胎；临月腹痛腰不痛，或作或止名弄胎。二者均非正产候，但须宁静莫疑猜。
【注】妊娠八九个月时，或腹中痛，痛定仍然如常者，此名试胎，宜养血以安其胎。若
月数已足，腹痛或作或止，腰不痛者，此名弄胎，不宜轻动。二者均非正产之时，切勿
躁扰疑惑，惟宜宁静以待其时。
Pregnancy approaching labor requires composure; although abdominal pain occurs, do not panic. Extend the body and lie supine to allow fetal rotation, quietly waiting for delivery without haste.
[Note] When pregnancy reaches full term and labor is imminent, if one feels fetal movement and abdominal pain, one must remain composed and avoid self-induced panic. Extending the body and lying supine, while occasionally taking slow steps, helps correct the fetal position. Wait quietly; when the time for birth arrives, natural smooth delivery will occur without urgency.
The temperature of the delivery room should be appropriate; extreme cold or heat is always unsuitable. Summer requires coolness, winter requires warmth; both the patient and the physician must know this.
[Note] Inside the delivery room, the temperature must be moderate in all four seasons. If it is too hot or too cold, it is inappropriate. In summer, it must be cool to prevent the parturient from suffering from heatstroke and fainting; if this occurs, a small amount of cool water may be given to relieve it. In winter, it must be warm to prevent blood stasis leading to difficult labor. Many fire stoves should be prepared so that the parturient's waist, back, and lower body can be warmed by the fire. This is knowledge that families awaiting childbirth and physicians alike should possess.
A midwife for labor must be selected in advance; she should be mature, experienced, and astute. Without cause, do not instruct her to use manual techniques; instead, advise calmness and patience until the time of birth.
[Note] Families in labor must employ a midwife, who must be selected in advance as someone mature, experienced, and knowledgeable. Without valid reason, do not let her perform manual interventions beforehand, such as testing waters or examining amniotic fluid. Simply instruct her to maintain calmness and patience, waiting for the time of birth.
Noisy conversation startles the parturient; deficiency of heart qi and timidity are termed "startled birth" (Jing Sheng). It is urgent to stop noise and cease clamor; when the mother's mind is at peace, the fetus naturally becomes tranquil.
[Note] There should not be too many people in the delivery room. Too many people lead to noisy chatter, which necessarily startles the parturient. Startle causes heart qi to become deficient and timid, often leading to exhaustion at the time of labor, termed "startled birth." In such cases, irrelevant persons must be quickly removed, leaving only one or two servants, ensuring silence without noise. Then the mother's mind can settle; once settled, the fetus also becomes tranquil.
Abdominal pain before full term, with return to normal after pain subsides, is named "testing fetus" (Shi Tai); abdominal pain near term without lumbar pain, occurring intermittently, is named "playing fetus" (Nong Tai). Neither is a sign of true labor; one must remain calm and free from doubt.
[Note] During the eighth or ninth month of pregnancy, occasional abdominal pain that returns to normal after subsiding is called "testing fetus"; nourishing blood to calm the fetus is appropriate. If the months are full, abdominal pain occurs intermittently but there is no lumbar pain, it is called "playing fetus," and should not be lightly disturbed. Neither represents the time of true labor; one must not be restless or doubtful, but rather remain calm and wait for the proper time.