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| Year : 2010 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 175-184 |
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Shad Garbhakara Bhavas vis-a-vis congenital and genetic disorders
Kamini Dhiman1, Abhimanayu Kumar2, KS Dhiman3
1 Department of Prasutitantra and Striroga, R. G. Government Postgraduate Ayurveda College, Paprola, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
2 Department of Kaumarbhritya, National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
3 Department of Shalakya, IPGT and RA, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
Correspondence Address:
Kamini Dhiman
Reader, Department of Stree Roga & Prasuti Tantra, I.P.G.T. & R.A., Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar, Gujarat
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8520.72384
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Despite the advancements in diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, medical science has failed to keep the incidence of congenital malformations under control. Ayurveda, the ancient Indian medical system has given due emphasis on this and postulated various measures to minimize the risks. These measures start well before conception. According to Ayurvedic principles, proper preparation of the parents is an essential prerequisite for a healthy progeny. Pre-conception care is a set of interventions that identifies biomedical behavioral and social risks to the health of the mother and the baby. It includes both-prevention and management, emphasizing health issues that require action before conception, very early in pregnancy, for maximal impact. For meeting the objective of healthy progeny, Ayurveda scholars felt the importance of six procreative factors (Shadgarbhkarabhavas) such as Matrija, Pitrija, Aatmaja, Rasaja, Satmyaja, and Sattvaja. The conglomeration of these procreative factors is must for healthy progeny. The physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being of the person, proper nutrition of the mother during pregnancy, and practice of a wholesome regimen, play a prime role in achieving a healthy offspring, thus structuring a healthy family, society, and nation. Negligence toward any of these factors becomes a cause for unhealthy and defective child birth. The present literary / conceptual study, thus focuses mainly on interpreting these observations, on the basis of modern scientific knowledge. |
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