凡小儿在月内有病者，皆胎毒也，并治其母。
小儿月内，肠胃甚佹，气血未充，若有微疾，不可妄施补
泻，恐脏腑一伤，将贻患终身，或致夭命矣，可不戒哉！如不得
已而用汤丸，毌伐天和，中病即止，又不可过剂也。乳母服药，
必别择乳母，而后可补可泄也。若蓐母(1)自乳，又不可乱投汤
药，盖产后之妇，气血甚虚，有补无泻。茍儿有热病，而用凉
药，则犯产后之禁，必害其母;如用温补，则反加小儿之热，又
害其子。医者人之司命，而可妄为乎?必须盟斟酌谨慎，勿损阴德。
凡小儿才生即死者，急看儿口中悬痈愕上，必有泡塞住，即以
手指摘破其泡，速以软绢拭血令净，若血入咽即死。
凡小儿初生气绝不能啼者，必因难产，或因冒寒所致。急以
绵絮重裹其儿，抱于怀中，不可便断脐带。却把胞衣置鋾(2)中，
向炭火上煮之，又作油炷点着，于脐带上往来燎之，须臾热气由
脐中入腹，便能啼，方可洗浴断带。若不如此急救之，而先断带
者，多死不治。
凡小儿初生下，被寒风所吹。鼻塞，服药不得者，用天南星
为末。生姜自然汁谓成膏，贴囱门上，自愈。
凡小儿生后，或月内，或百日 气急喘满，目闭眼赤哆多，
神困呵欠，遍身壮热，小便赤涩，大便不通，时复惊烦，此胎热也。
因母平日嗜食辛甘热物，贪服暖药而致，用凉惊丸，黄连解毒汤
治之。
凡是婴儿在出生后一个月内患病，都属于胎毒所致，治疗时必须同时调理其母亲。
婴儿在出生后的一个月内，肠胃功能非常脆弱，气血尚未充盈，如果患有轻微疾病，不可随意使用补法或泻法，恐怕一旦损伤脏腑，将留下终身隐患，甚至导致夭折，怎能不警惕呢！如果不得已而必须使用汤剂或丸药，以攻伐邪气而不破坏人体阴阳平衡，只要病愈就应停药，绝不可过量服用。哺乳的母亲服药时，必须先另行挑选乳母，然后才可以对原乳母进行补益或攻泻的治疗。如果是产妇亲自哺乳，又不可胡乱投用汤药，因为产后妇女气血非常虚弱，只宜补益不宜攻泻。假如婴儿患有热病，若给母亲服用凉性药物，就会触犯产后的禁忌，必然伤害母亲；如果给母亲服用温补药物，则会反过来加重婴儿的热症，从而伤害婴儿。医生掌握着人的生死命运，怎么可以妄为呢？必须仔细斟酌、谨慎行事，不要损害阴德。
凡是婴儿刚出生就死亡的，要急忙查看婴儿口中的悬痈（舌根下的肉垂）上方，必定有气泡堵塞，立即用手指挑破气泡，迅速用柔软的绢布擦净血液，如果血液流入咽喉就会导致死亡。
凡是婴儿初生时气息微弱不能啼哭的，一定是因为难产，或者因为受寒所致。急忙用棉絮重重包裹婴儿，抱在怀中，不要立刻剪断脐带。然后将胎盘放入锅中，在炭火上煮它，再做成油捻点燃，在脐带上来回燎烤，片刻之后热气从脐中进入腹部，婴儿就能啼哭，这时才可以洗浴并剪断脐带。如果不这样急救，而是先剪断脐带的，大多死亡且无法救治。
凡是婴儿刚生下，被寒风吹袭，导致鼻塞，无法服药的，可用天南星研成粉末，用生姜自然汁调制成膏状，贴在囟门上，病自然会好。
凡是婴儿出生后，或在一个月内，出现气急喘满，眼睛闭合、眼红、眼屎多，精神困倦、频繁打哈欠，全身高热，小便赤黄涩痛，大便不通，时常惊恐烦躁，这是胎热证。这是由于母亲平时嗜好食用辛辣甘甜温热食物，贪服暖性药物所导致，可用凉惊丸、黄连解毒汤治疗。
Any illness occurring in an infant within one month after birth is attributed to fetal toxin (Tai Du), and the mother must be treated concurrently.
Within the first month of life, an infant's gastrointestinal tract is extremely fragile, and Qi and Blood are not yet sufficient. If minor ailments occur, tonification or purgation should not be administered recklessly. Fear that damaging the Zang-Fu organs will lead to lifelong complications or even premature death; how can one not be vigilant! If decoctions or pills are inevitably used to attack pathogens without disrupting the harmony of Heaven and Human (Zhong He), treatment should cease once the disease is cured, and dosage must never be excessive. When a nursing mother takes medication, another wet nurse must be selected first before any tonifying or purging measures are applied to the biological mother. If the puerpera (postpartum woman) nurses the infant herself, herbal decoctions must not be prescribed indiscriminately. This is because postpartum women suffer from severe deficiency of Qi and Blood, where tonification is indicated but purgation is contraindicated. If the infant suffers from a heat syndrome and the mother is given cooling herbs, it violates postpartum prohibitions and will harm the mother; if warming and tonifying herbs are given, it will exacerbate the infant's heat, thereby harming the child. Physicians hold the fate of human lives in their hands; how can they act recklessly? One must deliberate carefully and cautiously, avoiding actions that would diminish one's hidden virtue (Yin De).
In cases where an infant dies immediately upon birth, urgently inspect the area above the frenulum (Xuan Yong) in the infant's mouth. There will likely be a bubble obstructing the airway. Immediately puncture the bubble with a finger and swiftly wipe away the blood with soft silk cloth. If blood enters the pharynx, death will result.
If an infant is born with weak breath and cannot cry, it is due to difficult labor or exposure to cold. Urgently wrap the infant heavily in cotton wadding and hold them close to your body. Do not cut the umbilical cord immediately. Instead, place the placenta in a pot and boil it over charcoal fire. Then, make an oil wick, ignite it, and pass it back and forth over the umbilical cord to cauterize it. After a moment, warmth will enter the abdomen through the navel, enabling the infant to cry. Only then may the infant be bathed and the cord severed. If this emergency measure is not taken and the cord is cut first, most infants will die and cannot be saved.
If an infant is exposed to cold wind shortly after birth, resulting in nasal congestion and inability to take oral medication, use powder prepared from Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum (Tian Nan Xing). Mix it with fresh juice of Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Sheng Jiang) to form a paste, and apply it to the anterior fontanelle (Xuan Men). The condition will resolve spontaneously.
If an infant, whether shortly after birth or within the first month, presents with rapid breathing, wheezing, and chest fullness; closed eyes with redness and excessive discharge; lethargy with frequent yawning; high fever throughout the body; dark, scanty, and painful urination; constipation; and occasional fright and irritability, this is Fetal Heat Syndrome (Tai Re). This is caused by the mother's habitual consumption of pungent, sweet, and hot foods, and her indulgence in warm-natured medicines. Treat with Liang Jing Wan (Cooling Calm Pill) and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction for Resolving Toxicity).