Prenatal and Postnatal Care

Ayurveda has a great role to play before and after pregnancy, approach towards pregnancy and childbirth is a holistic one. Ayurvedic recommendations touch upon the following factors not just to the mother but also to the father.

■ Diet
■ Behaviour
■ Activities
■ Spiritual actions

Pre Natal Pregnancy Care

Exercises designed especially for pre-natal pregnancy is carefully administered, proper diet and a healthy lifestyle are the important factors that determine a healthy pregnancy. A balanced diet is essential as the digestive fire in most of the case is weakened during this phase. This can give strength and health to the growing foetus. During the last stage of pregnancy there are certain procedures that help in lubrication of the delivery passage thereby facilitating an easy delivery. This makes labour pains easier to bear.

Emotional status of both the parents before and after conception is important for a good progeny.

Post Natal Pregnancy Care

External care, to correct the vitiated vata some special treatments are needed. It includes Abhyangam (full body oil massage) with dhanwantaram kuzhambu, pindatailam etc. It helps to strengthen the lower back, hip area, joints, muscles and tendons

■ Avagaha (sitz bath)with water boiled with nalpamaradi patta
■ Tummy care or udara veshtanam

N.B : these external therapies are done in case of a caesarian only after complete healing of wound