• Niraj Kumar Srivastava
• Varsha saxena

Ayurveda is science of life that imparts the knowledge concerned to life, the main aim being to provide guidelines for maintenance and promotion of health as well as prevention and treatment of diseases. Ethics is branch of Philosophy that defines what is good for the individual and for society and establishes the nature of obligations, or the duties, that people owe themselves and one another. Ethics is generated by the Greek word ‘ethike’ means habit, action and character. In simple words, Ethics is a set of philosophical beliefs and practices concerned with the distinction between right and wrong. Medical Ethics is the branch of ethics that deals with moral issues in medical practice. Eight clinical branches are described in Ayurveda and Kaumarbhritya is one of them. In Ayurvedic system of medicine the branch dedicated to health care of children and even the prenatal phase is Kaumarbhritya. The generic equivalent of Kaumarbhritya in modern medicine is “Paediatrics” and hence it can be considered as “Ayurvedic Paediatrics”. The childhood happens to be the most sensitive phase of life; hence need errorless care and this fact will be recognised and emphasized since ancient times.Main classical tests of Ayurveda such as Charaka, Sushruta,Vagbhata and Kashyap samhita there are no separate sections on ethics. But ethical concepts and description are present through all the texts. To search the ethical content from these large texts is as not easy as extracting sugar from a cup of sweetened milk. Ethical material related to pediatrics of Ayurveda (Kaumarbhritya) elaboration in all the samhitas. The ethical concept are described in reference to quality and ethics of Vaidya (doctor) physical and moral conduct of a student, ethical concepts related to deliver dead fetus, Bed and clothes of the child, protection of child from infection, Amulets for the child, behavior of child, beginning of sitting by the child, Play ground and Toys of the child, Initiation of education and treatment of emergency condition in children. So purpose of this review article is to elaborate description of medical ethics in pediatrics of Ayurveda (Kaumarbhritya).

Medical ethics, Kaumarbhritya, Ayurveda, Children

"FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF MEDICAL ETHICS IN KAUMARBHRITYA (PEDIATRICS OF AYURVEDA)”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.823-827, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906700.pdf

"FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF MEDICAL ETHICS IN KAUMARBHRITYA (PEDIATRICS OF AYURVEDA)”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp823-827, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906700.pdf