Post natal care through Ayurveda

Abstract

Puerperium is a dynamic period when the physiological changes that occur during pregnancy resolve and the body system return to their pre pregnant state. The word Sutika signifies women who delivered a child along with expulsion of placenta. Mithyacharya during this period definitely results in curable disease. sutika is puerperal women, all the classics have advised management of sutika paricharya, proper adherence to sutika paricharya advised in Ayurveda result in faster restoration of health of a mother ,improves her physiological condition but also protect her from upcoming diseases. In general all the Acharyas have explained massage, oral administration of sneha with decoction and medicine , medicated rice gruel, medicated soup to overcome this problem, so present study has been selected to review.