Women and newborns require full support and careful monitoring after birth. This care has to start right after birth, in order to ensure that all is well for both the mother and the baby. Both the mother’s and infant’s future health depends a lot on the immediate post natal care and wellness that is provided. Ayurveda has holistic and safe methods that enhance the overall health and well being of both the mother and child.
As per a Unicef Report, India accounts for almost one-fifth of the world’s annual child births. Unfortunately, India also sees a good number of maternal and neo natal deaths in the first 24 hours of child birth. You can avoid this with expert safe and holistic postnatal care. Such a care not only avoids deaths but also ensures that mother and child do not have to face any health complications later on in life. A healthy future thus depends a lot on the quality of post natal care received.
A few pertinent questions about post natal care are:
- Is Post natal care that critical? A question that keeps cropping very often. A pregnancy is often a testing time for a woman. Her body goes through multiple changes, both physically and mentally. A scientific method of post natal care is very critical in ensuring that the mother regains her physical and mental well being. This ensures that she is in a healthy frame, to take care of her child.
- Is Post natal care required even if it is C-section? Even in the case of C-section delivery, your body would have still undergone the same amount of changes during pregnancy. Hence, it is advisable to undergo a good post natal care in such a scenario as well.
- What is the quantity of water that can be consumed during post natal care? Drink enough water to satiate your thirst, that should be the mantra. Not drinking adequate water can cause issues with your urinary tract, while unnecessary water consumption could lead to spasm build ups.
- How do we ensure we do not put on weight post pregnancy? This is exactly why a good post natal care is critical. With so much of hormonal changes in the body, it is natural for the body to react in different ways. Our experts shall determine your body type and put you through the adequate post natal care. This will ensure that you are healthy and fresh.
- What are the specific treatments that Ayurveda prescribes? There are many types of treatments encompassing diet, exercise, different therapies including uzhichil and steam baths. We ensure that you do not have to undergo post partum depression or baby blues. In case of such occurrences, we take remedial action.
- What are the types of food and quantity that can be consumed? This depends on body type and as prescribed by our experts. We, at Itoozhi Ayurveda have answers to all these questions and more. As part of our ever enhancing portfolio of services, Itoozhi Ayurveda introduces Ayurvedic Post Natal Care for Mother and Child. Safe and holistic Post natal care, with no side effects, ensuring good health for the mother and child.
A few highlights of these packages include:
Care for the Mother
- Uzhichil (Medicated oil massage): Helps to enhance circulation. Also stimulates the body’s immunity and the body’s lymphatic system, rejuvenating the body and removing all the body toxins.
- Avikuli (Medicated steam bath): Good for clearing congestion, improving skin health, lowering blood pressure and improving circulation.
- Marunnukuli (Medicated bath): Beneficial for skin as it removes skin acne by cleansing and dilating the pores present in the skin and also washing out the accumulation of acne.
- Prasava raksha marunnu (Internal Ayurvedic medication for post natal care): Medicines that need to be consumed to ensure healthy post natal life.
- Soothika paricharanam: (Post natal care to mother – including food): Diet and lifestyle advice to mothers, to ensure that their health is in prime condition. This ensures good care for the child through normal breastfeeding and maternal love.
Care for the Baby
- Uzhinju kuli (Medicated bath with medicated oil massage): To ensure that the child’s organs and skin are receptive to mother’s milk. Also ensures that the child does not develop any nasal congestion and gets good sleep, which is critical in it’s growth.
- Balopacharam (Baby care): All factors including massages, medicines if required and adequate sunlight to ensure that baby is well fed and healthy.
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