凡验妇人，不可羞避。
若是处女，札四至讫，HT 出光明平稳处。先令坐婆剪去中指甲，用绵札。先勒死人
母亲及血属并邻妇二三人同看，验是与不是处女。令坐婆以所剪甲指头入阴门内，有黯血出
是，无即非。
若妇人有胎孕不明致死者，勒坐婆验腹内委实有无胎孕。如有孕，心下至肚脐以手拍之
，坚如铁石，无即软。
若无身孕，又无痕损，勒坐婆定验产门内，恐有他物。
有孕妇人被杀，或因产子不下体死，尸经埋地窖，至检时，却有死孩儿。推详其故，盖
尸埋顿地窖，因地水火风吹死人，尸首胀满，骨节缝开，故逐出腹内胎孕。孩子亦有脐带之
类，皆在尸脚下。产门有血水、恶物流出。
若富人家女使，先量死处四至了，便扛出大路上，检验有无痕损，令众人见，以避嫌
有因争斗因而杀子谋人者，将子手足捉定，用脚跟于喉下踏死。只令仵作、行人以手按
其喉，必塌，可验真伪。
凡定当小儿骸骨，即云∶十二、三岁小儿。若驳问∶如何不定是男是女?即解云∶某当
初只指定十二、三岁小儿，即不曾说是男是女，盖律称儿，不定作儿是男女也。
堕胎者，准律∶未成形像，杖一百；堕胎者，徒三年。律云∶堕，谓打而落。谓胎子落
者，按《五藏神论》∶怀胎一月如白露，二月如桃花；三月男女分；四月形像具；五月筋骨
十月满足。
若验得未成形像，只验所堕胎作血肉一片或一块。若经日坏烂，多化为水。若所堕胎已
成形像者，谓头脑、口、眼、耳、鼻、手、脚、指甲等全者，亦有脐带之类。令收生婆定验
月数，定成人形或未成形，责状在案。
堕胎儿在母腹内被惊后死，胎下者，衣胞紫黑色，血荫软弱；生下腹外死者，其尸淡红
赤，无紫黑色及胞衣白。
凡检验妇人尸体，不可因害羞或避讳而回避。
若是处女，勘验完四至（尸体周围范围）后，将其移至光明平稳之处。先让稳婆剪去其中指指甲，用棉布包裹。先勒令死者的母亲、血亲以及邻居妇女两三人一同查看，检验其是否为处女。让稳婆将所剪指甲的手指伸入阴门内，若有暗色血液流出则是处女，若无则不是。
若妇人因怀孕情况不明而死，勒令稳婆查验腹内确实有无胎孕。如果有孕，用手拍打从心下至肚脐的部位，感觉坚硬如铁石；若无孕则柔软。
若无身孕，又无伤痕损伤，勒令稳婆仔细查验产门内，恐怕有其他异物。
有孕妇被人杀害，或因难产导致身体死亡，尸体经过埋在地窖中，到检验时，却有死胎儿被排出。推究详查其原因，大概是因为尸体埋在地窖中，受地气、水湿、火气、风邪吹袭，尸体胀满，骨节缝隙张开，所以将腹内的胎孕逐出。胎儿也有脐带之类，都在尸体脚下。产门有血水、恶露流出。
如果是富贵人家的女仆，先量定死处四至，便扛到大路上，检验有无伤痕损伤，让众人看见，以避嫌疑。
有因争斗因而杀子谋害人的，抓住孩子手足，用脚跟踩在喉下踏死。只让仵作、行人用手按压其喉部，必然塌陷，可以验证真伪。
凡是判定小儿骸骨，就说：“是十二、三岁的小儿。”如果被驳问：“为何不定为男是女？”就解释说：“我当初只指定十二、三岁小儿，并没有说是男是女，因为法律称‘儿’，并不区分是男孩还是女孩。”
关于堕胎，依照法律：未成形像的，杖打一百；堕胎的，徒刑三年。法律说：“堕”，是指被打而落下。所谓胎子落下者，参考《五藏神论》：怀胎一月如白露，二月如桃花；三月男女分；四月形像具；五月筋骨成；十月满足。
如果检验发现未成形像，只检验所堕之胎呈血肉一片或一块。如果经过日子腐烂，多化为水。如果所堕之胎已成形像，谓头脑、口、眼、耳、鼻、手、脚、指甲等齐全者，也有脐带之类。让收生婆确定月数，确定成人形或未成形，责任状存档备案。
堕胎儿在母腹内受惊后死亡，胎下者，衣胞紫黑色，血荫软弱；生下腹外死者，其尸淡红赤，无紫黑色及胞衣白。
When examining a female corpse, one must not shy away or avoid it due to modesty.
If the deceased is an unmarried woman (chǔnǚ), after completing the survey of the four boundaries (sìzhì) around the body, move it to a bright and level place. First, instruct the midwife (zuòpó) to cut off her middle fingernail and wrap it in cotton. Order the deceased's mother, blood relatives, and two or three neighboring women to examine together whether she was indeed an unmarried woman. Have the midwife insert the finger with the cut nail into the vaginal opening; if dark blood appears, she was an unmarried woman; if not, she was not.
If a woman dies with unclear pregnancy status, order the midwife to verify whether there is truly a fetus inside the abdomen. If pregnant, pressing from below the heart to the umbilicus will feel hard as ironstone; if not pregnant, it will be soft.
If there is no pregnancy and no visible injuries, order the midwife to carefully examine the vaginal canal for any other foreign objects.
In cases where a pregnant woman is murdered or dies during difficult labor, and the body has been buried in a cellar, upon exhumation, a dead fetus may be found expelled. Investigating the cause, this occurs because the body, buried in the cellar, is affected by earth, water, fire, and wind elements, causing the corpse to bloat and joint fissures to open, thus expelling the intra-abdominal fetus. The fetus, along with its umbilical cord, is found at the feet of the corpse. Blood and lochia flow from the vaginal opening.
For female servants in wealthy households, after measuring the four boundaries of the death scene, carry the body to a main road for examination of injuries in public view to avoid suspicion.
In cases where a child is killed during a struggle to facilitate murder, the perpetrator holds the child's limbs and crushes the throat with their heel. To verify this method, have the coroner (wǔzuò) or runners press on the throat with their hands; it should collapse easily, confirming the authenticity of the injury.
When identifying child skeletal remains, state: "A child of twelve or thirteen years old." If questioned: "Why not determine the gender?" Reply: "I initially specified only the age of twelve or thirteen, not the gender, as the law uses the term 'child' (ér) without specifying male or female."
Regarding induced abortion, according to the law: if the fetus is unformed, one hundred strokes of the heavy bamboo are administered; if the fetus is formed, three years of penal servitude are imposed. The law states: "Abortion" refers to being beaten until expulsion. Referring to the *Wuzang Shenlun* (Treatise on the Spirits of the Five Viscera): at one month of gestation, the embryo resembles morning dew; at two months, like a peach blossom; at three months, sex is distinguished; at four months, form is complete; at five months, bones and sinews develop; at ten months, full term is reached.
If examination reveals an unformed fetus, inspect it as a mass of flesh and blood or a lump. If left for days and decomposed, it often liquefies. If the aborted fetus is formed, meaning the head, mouth, eyes, ears, nose, hands, feet, and nails are complete, along with an umbilical cord, have the midwife determine the gestational age and whether it has taken human form or remains unformed, recording the statement in the case file.
If a fetus dies in the womb due to fright and is subsequently expelled, the placenta (yībāo) will be purple-black, and the surrounding blood tissue weak; if the fetus dies outside the womb after birth, the corpse will be pale red, lacking purple-black discoloration and white placental tissue.