PRE-CONCEPTIONAL CARE & COUNSELING - ITS IMPORTANCE IN PRESENT ERA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCES TO GARBHADANA VIDHI
Dr. Kanchana S. Pol* and Dr. Anusha M.
ABSTRACT
Preconception care refers to healthcare interventions and services provided to individuals or couples before pregnancy to optimize their health and promote favorable outcomes for both the mother and the baby. Preconception care encompasses a range of interventions, including health promotion, risk assessment and management of pre-existing conditions. In Ayurveda Garbhadhana Vidhi is use of Panchakarma shodhana, Pumsavana Karma, Garbha Sthapaka aushadhas during pre-conceptional period aims in getting a good progeny. The purpose is not only to purify the body but also it serves the purpose of Garbhashaya Shodhana where the healthy gametes after fertilization will get implanted. In this era of competition & stress solutions are needed to strengthen the reproductive capacity of a woman who wishes to conceive. The fast changing and modernized lifestyle have brought in a host of diseases which causes infertility, recurrent abortions, congenital anomalies etc. Ayurveda gives great importance to the preparation of both partners before conception, both physically as well as mentally. It also ensures in improvement and promotion of maternal and fetal outcomes, thereby reducing maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality rates. The study's rationale is to throw light on preconceptional care through Ayurveda and create awareness about the Ancient form of life style in preventing various lifestyle disorders and promoting reproductive health in both partners.
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