Abstract

THE CONCEPTUAL APPROACH OF PRECONCEPTIONAL CARE IN AYURVEDA

Dr. Rajashree Shelare Raut* and Dr. Praful Raut

ABSTRACT

Pregnancy is one of the beautiful phenomenon created by Nature but it should always be planned not by chance. The Ayurvedic Concept for Preconception is described in Garbhdhanvidhi. It explains about right mode of conception and importance of diet, lifestyle and shodhan. Preconceptional care is to identify the risk factors, Stabilizing the previous disease, to discontinue the teratogenic medications and to prevent repetitive reproductive disease and to ensure that women enters pregnancy with optimal state of health which would be safe for both foetus and herself. The preconception care which may be adopted by all the couples planning for pregnancy .so may be implemented as an integral part in community healthcare.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Preconceptional care, Garbhadhanvidhi.