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Take a piece of old silk fabric, four inches wide. Line the perimeter with new cotton wool and bind it together, ensuring the tension is moderate. If too tight, it will cause the infant to vomit; do not untie it frequently. Wait until ten days after birth to untie and inspect. If the umbilical cord is dry causing abdominal pain and crying, untie it for inspection. Moisten the umbilical area slightly with oil, then re-wrap it properly. ("Yan" sounds like "Yan", meaning vomiting milk.)

When untying the umbilical cord, one must close doors and windows and lower curtains. In winter, place plenty of charcoal fire in the room to maintain warmth. If the umbilical area does not dry, burn mulberry cocoons and loose hair into ash and sprinkle it on the umbilicus.

Prepare a triangular belly band made of cooked silk, sharp at the top and square at the bottom, folded double. Fold two creases on both sides of the center, resembling pleats. Stitch the bottom slightly so the middle can hold the umbilical cord. Tie a long strap from the top around the infant's neck, and tie long straps from the lower corners around the waist so the band does not rub or move. Naturally, it will fall off after a long time. This method is excellent, but preparation is best done in advance.

First, wash the placenta slightly with clear water and place it in a new bottle. Add one ancient coin. Do not allow sand, soil, grass, or dirt to mix in. Cover the mouth with blue cloth and seal it tightly with another object. Place it in a convenient location. After three days, choose a sunny and high-dry spot, bury it more than two feet underground, and compact the soil, symbolizing longevity for the child. If stored carelessly and eaten by dogs, pigs, insects, or ants, it is inauspicious. The container for the placenta should be slightly large and stable. If the container is too small, the infant may vomit milk; if unstable, the infant may suffer from fright. Wells, stoves, shrines, and flowing water areas are all unsuitable for burying the placenta.

(Opening the mouth [feeding] only requires letting the infant fast for a few days, or half a day, primarily aiming for a soft and sunken abdomen. "Bie" sounds like "Bie", meaning not firm.)

Infant smallpox toxins often stem from receiving stagnant blood and filth from the maternal womb, which is not fully eliminated at birth. When smallpox appears, various dangers arise. Or before eruption, symptoms like convulsions and sores occur, all originating from this. Within six hours (shichen) after birth, urgently administer the following medicine to resolve and expel the stagnant blood, resembling black lacquer-like phlegm. If delayed by half a day or a day, wait until the stagnant blood is fully resolved before feeding. Smallpox may not erupt at all, or if it does, it will be sparse. This method has proven effective repeatedly. Although the newborn has not fed, fasting for one or two extra days will not harm them. Prescription: Sheng Da Huang (5 fen, mixed with wine), Tao Ren (5 grains, skin and tip removed, crushed, avoid double kernels), Dang Gui Wei (5 fen), Hong Hua (3 fen), Sheng Gan Cao (1 fen). Use one cup of water, decoct until half a cup of thick juice remains. Soak cotton in the juice and squeeze it into the infant's mouth to finish. It must be administered within six hours of birth; later administration is ineffective. For infants born at Zi hour, administer within Si hour; for those born at Wu hour, administer within Hai hour. Initially, the stagnant blood is in the upper part; after about six hours, it moves to the middle and lower parts, allowing it to be expelled easily. After taking the medicine, fast for another day or six to seven hours. For an infant born at Zi hour who takes medicine at Si hour, feeding at exactly thirteen to fourteen hours is best. Check the infant's abdomen; if full and hard, gently massage with hand. Fast for another half day until the abdomen is soft and sunken before feeding. Some worry that Da Huang is too harsh, but toxic stagnation is difficult to remove without it. Da Huang effectively expels有形 (tangible) accumulated filth without harming the infant. Use with confidence. This prescription was published by Old Man Zhou. He was over ninety years old, with twenty descendants across four generations, none suffering from smallpox, all living long lives. This is attributed to his accumulation of virtue and kindness in disseminating this formula to benefit the world.