• Dr Prasanna V N

Pregnancy and motherhood are the most happiest moments in a women’s life. Achieving pregnancy has become one of the challenging issues for woman in today’s era due to various reasons which could be due to nutritional status, environmental, or even sometimes social background. Preconception care is defined as a set of interventions that aim to identify and modify biomedical, behavioral and social risks to the woman’s health or pregnancy outcome through prevention and management. Ayurveda describes certain charyas to be followed before pregnancy by both the partners that will help for becoming garbha, maintaining that Garbha and for producing healthy pregnancy. Ayurveda gives great importance for the preconception care so as to ensure a healthy and successful progeny. For healthy young couples as well as couples facing fertility issues, the preconception care as per Ayurveda ensures a physically, mentally, intellectually healthy progeny. To prepare for the desirable and quality pregnancy outcome, preconception care is essential and may reduce the risk of adverse outcomes such as congenital anomalies, abortions and preterm delivery.

Pregnancy, Motherhood, Preconception care, Ayurveda, Garbha.

"PRECONEPTION CARE – AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.e454-e462, January-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401455.pdf

"PRECONEPTION CARE – AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no. ppe454-e462, January-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2401455.pdf