A Recent Study on the Utility of Garbhini Paricharya (Pre-Natal Care) in Today’s Era

Garbhini Paricharya is the most important aspect in the whole area of Prasuti Tantra. A proper
Garbhini Paricharya would result in the proper development of the fetus, its delivery, the health of
mother & thus her ability to withstand the strain of labor & have an eventless post-natal phase. The
care of pregnant women reflects on the quality & health of the offspring, giving birth to a healthy child
is important to all thus pregnant women deserve utmost importance in the society. Recent W.H.O.
report suggests that everyday approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to
pregnancy & child birth. To prevent various complications and to provide a safe management to the
pregnant lady and her growing offspring, Ayurveda has described a systemic and planned
programmed for Garbhini i.e. Garbhini Parichayra. Garbhini Paricharya prescribes Ahara Vihara &
Vichara as these have a direct effect on the health of mother & child. There is urgent need to
formulate a strategy plan at A National level to promote Ayurvedic system of medicine for maternal
and fetal wellbeing from top to grass root levels by including Ayurveda in RCH (Reproductive and
Child Health) Programme.