An Ayurvedic management of Intra Uterine Growth Restriction (W.S.R) to Upavishtaka - A case study

Vd. Tushar Anil Annadate; Vd. Veena G. Jawale

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2020

An Ayurvedic management of Intra Uterine Growth Restriction (W.S.R) to Upavishtaka - A case study

Vd. Tushar Anil Annadate, Vd. Veena G. Jawale

Abstract :

Antenatal care is most precious to maintain good health for both mother and developing fetus during pregnancy. The ultimate goal of antenatal care is to achieve healthy mother and baby. Normal delivery of a baby depends upon various factors. Neonate’s birth weight is one of the most important factor. IUGR causes many antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum complications in fetus such as chronic fetal distress, fetal death, respiratory distress syndrome, acidosis, hyper viscosity syndrome, intraventricular haemorrhage. Also causes long term complications like learning disabilities, speech defects. In developing countries like India this problem is very common due to inadequate intake of nutritious food by mother during pregnancy. In Ayurveda there are diseases described under the heading of garbhavyapada such as upavishtaka, nagodara, garbhashosha in which we can correlate the IUGR with upavishtaka. Along with these diseases their management is also emphasized in samhitas. In this case study we have used an anubhuta yoga named as vidaryadi ksheerpaka for the management of upavishtaka. The contents in this yoga are having ihan, shita virya, madhura rasa, and vrishya properties. With the help of these ayurvedic medicines we can manage the IUGR in an affordable and healthy way.