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During labor, the mother may lean to one side due to pain, with legs unable to spread, compressing the fetal head. This prevents the fetus from extending its breath, leading to suffocation and coma, a condition known as "Wu Sheng" (fetal suffocation or stillbirth). The rescue method is: after the placenta is delivered, do not cut the umbilical cord. Immediately boil water in a small pot, place the placenta into the water, and frequently wash the umbilical cord with warm water. After a short while, warmth enters the fetus's abdomen through the cord, restoring the infant's breath and causing it to cry. If the cord is cut hastily, it cannot be saved.

Postpartum blood and Qi are suddenly deficient. To tonify them risks stagnation of lochia; to purge them risks damaging Yuan Qi. Only by employing a method that moves while tonifying, transforming the old to generate the new, can one ensure complete safety. Practitioners often use Siwu Tang (Four Substances Decoction). I believe Dihuang (Rehmanniae Radix) is cold and causes blood stasis, and Shaoyao (Paeoniae Radix Alba/Rubra) is sour and cold without tonifying properties; thus, it is not a good formula for postpartum conditions. Only Shenghua Tang (Decoction for Generating New Blood) is suitable. It should be prepared in advance. Once the membranes rupture, decoct it quickly and administer immediately after the baby is born. Continue taking two or three doses to rapidly resolve blood clots in the lower jiao and promote rapid growth of new blood, thereby preventing syncope or fainting. After one dose, the patient's spirit gradually improves; after two doses, Yin blood becomes robust, and old stasis is eliminated. Hence the name "Shenghua" (Generating and Transforming).

Diseases arise from the decline of blood and Qi and the deficiency of Spleen and Stomach. Postpartum deficiency of blood, Qi, Spleen, and Stomach is particularly severe. Therefore, Mr. Zhu Danji argued that treating postpartum conditions must prioritize tonifying blood and Qi above all else. Even if other symptoms exist, they should be treated as secondary matters. These three words summarize the main principles of medicine. If one expands upon this prescription, medication will be error-free. Postpartum anxiety, fright, fatigue, and overwork cause sudden blood and Qi deficiency, allowing various pathogens to invade easily. For Qi stagnation, do not use purely dispersing agents; for food retention, do not use purely digestive agents. For heat, avoid Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix) and Lianzi (Coptidis Rhizoma); for cold, avoid Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) and Fuzi (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata). Cold causes blood clots to stagnate; heat causes new blood to hemorrhage. Regarding exterior syndromes in a deficient person presenting with Taiyang syndrome, sweating might seem appropriate, but using Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba) postpartum risks Yang collapse. Regarding interior syndromes presenting with Yin syndrome, purging might seem appropriate, but using Chengqi Tang (Gastrointestinal Decoction) postpartum severely damages Yin blood. Deafness and hypochondriac pain indicate Kidney deficiency with lochia stasis; do not use Chaihu (Bupleuri Radix). Delirium and sweating indicate Yuan Qi weakness mimicking pathogenic invasion; do not treat as Stomach excess. Cold limbs indicate Yang deficiency. Although differentiation between cold and heat is necessary, only major tonification can restore Yang and revive the weak. Due to Yin blood deficiency, regardless of rigid or flaccid spasms, only nourishing Ying blood can relax tendons and unblock collaterals. Alternating chills and fever with periodic attacks resemble malaria; treating it as malaria leads to prolonged illness. Restlessness and incoherent speech resemble possession; treating it as such leads to critical danger. Excessive blood loss causing dry, hot stool requires adding Rongsheng (Cistanches Herba) to Shenghua Tang, as Run Chang Chengqi Tang (Moistening Intestines Gastrointestinal Decoction) alone cannot unblock it. Excessive sweating with scanty, difficult urination requires Liujunzi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction) with doubled Ginseng and Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma) to generate fluids and promote fluid metabolism. Frequent administration of Shenghua Tang with Ginseng can save critical postpartum cases, prolong life, and revive those near death. Hernia and rectal prolapse are mostly due to Qi deficiency sinking; use Buzhong Yiqi Tang (Decoction for Supplementing the Middle and Augmenting the Qi). Lockjaw and clenched fists indicate blood dryness resembling wind; use Shenghua Tang with Ginseng. Wind entering the vagina causing severe pain suggests Qianghuo Yangrong Tang (Notopterygii Root Nourishing Nutritive Decoction). Cold entering the vulva causing failure to close suggests Shenghua Tang with Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus) and doubled Ginseng. Palpitations and fright suggest Shenghua Tang combined with Dingzhi Wan (Calming Spirit Pill). Mental confusion resembling possession suggests Anshen Zhupi Guipi Tang (Spirit-Calming Spleen-Nourishing Decoction). Chest fullness and vexation due to Qi stagnation suggest Shenghua Tang with Muxiang (Aucklandiae Radix) as an assistant. Belching, acid reflux, and aversion to food due to diet suggest Liujunzi Tang with Shenqu (Massa Medicata Fermentata). Sumu (Sappan Lignum), Pengling (Curcumae Phaeocaulis Rhizoma), and Leng (Curcumae Longae Rhizoma) strongly break blood; Qingpi (Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride) and Zhike (Aurantii Fructus) dissipate distension and eliminate fullness. All formulas that consume Qi and break blood, as well as diaphoretic, emetic, and purgative methods, are only suitable for young and strong individuals, never for pregnant or postpartum women. Generally, after delivery, one must ask about lochia. If clots and pain persist, do not arbitrarily add Baizhu or Cangzhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma). If abdominal pain ceases, Buzhong Yiqi Tang is undoubtedly correct. For Yang collapse with rectal prolapse and Qi deficiency with panting, frequent administration of Shenghua Tang with Ginseng is a provisional measure. For Yin exhaustion with high fever, bloody hemorrhage, and syncope, immediate administration of the original Shenghua Tang is emergency treatment. Extraordinary arts concerning life and death must be applied according to the disease. To act without shame, one must care for life with compassion. Although this does not detail all postpartum conditions, it relies on recent clinical experiences, offering perhaps some minor benefit.