Iron prophylaxis in Pregnancy - Modern and Ayurvedic View

Jyoti Pawar; Madhuri Bhalgat

doi:10.21760/jaims.9.1.36

Jyoti Pawar Post Graduate Scholar, Dept. of Stree Roga and Prasuti Tantra, S.V.N.H Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
Madhuri Bhalgat HOD & Professor, Dept. of Stree Roga and Prasuti Tantra, S.V.N.H Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.9.1.36

Keywords: Garbhini Pandu, Gestational anaemia, Ayurveda

Abstract

Iron is mandatory for normal fetal development, including the brain. Iron deficiency may have deleterious effects for intelligence and behavioral development. It is important to prevent iron deficiency in the fetus by preventing iron deficiency in the pregnant woman. Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm delivery and low birth weight. Ayurveda has recorded some of the complications of pregnancy under the name Garbhopdravas. Garbhini Pandu is the commonest Upadrava among them. Garbhini Pandu is described as a symptom and not as a Vyadhi in Ayurveda classics.

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