Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
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Improvement of fetus in seventh month – Ayurveda
– Charaka – Garbha attains Sarva Bhava – all spherical growth. On account of this, the pregnant girl turns into excessively exhausted (sarvakaraih klantatama bhavati).
– Sushruta – All main anga (main physique elements) and pratyangas (minor physique elements) change into clearly developed (pravyaktataraha).
– Ashtanga Hridaya – the fetus is developed and nicely nourished in all elements.
– Ashtanga Sangraha – all elements of the foetus are fully developed.
– Kashyapa Samhita – all dhatus are fully shaped and the foetus will get correct nourishment. All main physique elements change into conspicuous. Vata, Pitta and Kapha get fully related to the entire physique of the fetus. The pregnant girl feels extraordinarily drained.
– Harita Samhita – No rationalization concerning the fetal growth within the seventh month of being pregnant.
– Garbhopanishat – jeevana samyukta i.e. life will get related to the fetus.
Trendy Embryology
– The fetus continues to mature, and reserves of physique fats additionally develop. There’s frequent change within the place of the fetus. Fetus responds to stimuli (sound, ache and lightweight). Amniotic fluid begins to decrease.
– Week 25 – pores and skin turns into much less wrinkled and plumper attributable to extra physique fats and there’s fast maturing of the nervous system.
– Week 26 – Fetus physique makes melanin. Surfactant begins forming within the lungs and it helps the kid to breathe after beginning.
– Week 27 – the fetus opens its eyes and blinks and the eyes have eyelashes.
– Week 28 – the fetus will get able to be born. It could start to show head-down within the uterus. The fetus is about 14-15 inches lengthy and the burden will probably be between 2 and three kilos on the finish of this month.
On this article we will take a look at completely different opinions of various acharyas concerning the event of the fetus within the seventh month of being pregnant, in Ayurveda treatises.
Improvement of Fetus within the seventh month of being pregnant – Totally different Opinions of Totally different Acharyas in Totally different Treatises
Charaka Samhita
सप्तमे मासि गर्भः सर्वैर्भावैराप्याय्यते, तस्मात्तदा गर्भिणी सर्वाकारैः क्लान्ततमा भवति||२३|| (Cha.Sha.4/23)
Garbhah Sarvaih Bhavaih Apyayate – Fetus attains over-all success of all its options / parts (all spherical growth of the fetus).
Garbhini Sarvakaraih Klantatama Bhavati – As a result of fetus attaining over-all success of all of the options, the pregnant girl turns into excessively exhausted.
Sushruta Samhita
सप्तमे सर्वाङ्गप्रत्यङ्गविभागः प्रव्यक्ततरः|(Su.Sha.3/29)
Sarva Anga Pratyanga Vibhagah Pravyaktatarah – All the foremost and minor physique elements are clearly differentiated i.e. markedly developed.
Ashtanga Hridaya
सर्वैः सर्वाङ्गसम्पूर्णो भावैः पुष्यति सप्तमे ।(A.Hr.Sha.1/57)
Sarvaih Sarva Anga Sampurno Bhavaih Pushyati – The foetus is developed in all its elements. It’s nicely nourished.
Ashtanga Sangraha
सप्तमे सर्वाङ्गसम्पूर्णता ॥१३॥
Sarva Anga Sampurnata – The event of all of the elements of the foetus will probably be full.
Kashyapa Samhita
The under talked about occasions happen within the seventh month of being pregnant –
– The fetus turns into full in respect to all of the dhatus.
– The fetus will get correct nourishment.
– All the foremost physique elements are extra conspicuous.
– The entire physique of the fetus would fully get related to Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
– The pregnant girl feels extraordinarily drained.
Harita Samhita
No description of the fetal growth within the seventh month of being pregnant has been given in Harita Samhita.
Garbhopanishad
Jeevana Samuukta – Life will get related to the fetus.
Based on Trendy Embryology
Improvement of fetus within the seventh month of being pregnant
Within the seventh month of being pregnant, i.e. from twenty fifth to twenty eighth week, the fetus continues to mature. Reserves of physique fats additionally develop. The fetus continuously adjustments place and likewise responds to stimuli together with sound, ache and lightweight. There’s the start of diminution of amniotic fluid.
Week 25
The pores and skin of the fetus turns into much less wrinkled and plumper attributable to extra physique fats.
There’s fast maturing of the nervous system.
Week 26
Melanin is made within the physique of the fetus. It’s the substance that offers the color to the pores and skin and eyes.
Surfactant begins to kind within the lungs of the fetus. It’s the substance that helps the kid to breathe after beginning.
Week 27
The fetus this week can open its eyes and blink.
The eyes even have eyelashes.
Week 28
Because the fetus will get able to take beginning, it could now start turning head-down within the uterus.
On the finish of this month, the fetus is about 14-15 inches lengthy. The load of the fetus will probably be between 2 and three kilos.
