Bal chikistra- Ayurveda takes care of the health of the mother and a baby from fertilization of eggs up to a growth of the child

Bal chikistra- the Procedure in which Ayurveda takes care of the health of the mother and a baby from fertilization of eggs up to a growth of the child, in other words, pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy, after pregnancy until the child got 16 year old. 

In modern medical science, it is also known as Pediatrics and Obstetrics. There is a famous scripture in Ayurveda called Kashyap Sanhita based upon this branch of Ayurveda. Bal- chikitsa also known as Kumar-Bhritya, Kumar refers to child from the age between 1 to 16 and Bhritya means to taking care of health and proper hygiene. 

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Ajay Jadhav