A review on nutritional requirements throughout pregnancy w.s.r. Garbhini Paricharya

Abstract

Garbhini awastha is a precious phase in women's life. This phase should not be risky both for mother and child that’s why extra care needs to be taken during pregnancy. To assure a safe motherhood as well as healthy progeny Ayurveda has given prime importance to ante-natal care and elaborated it as 'Garbhini Paricharya' by many acharya's. According to WHO, it suggests that everyday around 800 women die due to complications related to pregnancy and child birth. To minimise this rate, Garbhini paricharya is the need of the era.