 Food without salt is brought to the mother.The "aji" (midwife) comes to not only provide postpartum care, but also to perform "machu bu benkyu", the baby's first life-cycle rite to receive the blessings of Chwaasa Ajima, the Goddess of childbirth.Without the blessings of the Goddess, the baby may suffer from endless crying bouts and failure to thrive.