The rules of Ayurveda for the well-being of children and women are carefully planned in such a way as to ensure the health of the child and the woman. In Indian culture, a woman is attributed to a deity, solely because she has the ability to give birth to a child, thereby preserving the human race on the planet.

Bala Chikitsa is one of the branches of Ayurveda that is related to the well-being of the child and the woman. Bala means child, Chikitsa means cure. In accordance with the teachings of Ayurveda, a woman and a child are not two different beings, but one essence. During pregnancy, the health of the child is directly dependent on the health of the mother. Any illness of the mother, during the period of breastfeeding, can lead to the loss of the nutritional properties of breast milk, which will inevitably affect the health of the child.

The woman in Ayurveda is also regarded as the first teacher of the child. Each step of the proper development of the child directly depends on the physical and spiritual health of the mother.

As a rule, the well-being of a child and a woman begins before the formation of the fetus in the womb. The conception of a healthy child is the result of the merger of a healthy man and a healthy woman at the right time and in the right way.

This area of ​​Ayurveda is related to the problems of impotence and infertility, the care of a woman before, during and after childbirth. The concept of Ayurveda attaches great importance to the care of newborn children. The warmth given to a newborn child remains with him for life. Proper care and care in the first days of life guarantees the healthy development of the child and the formation of him as a person useful to society.

All the rules take their origins from the ancient Ayurvedic treatises: Ashtanga Hridaya, Sushrutha Samhita, Charaka Samhita and Vabhata Samhita.

The Vabhata Samhita and Ashtanga Hridaya (together Asharya Vabhata) give complete instructions for the daily care of a pregnant woman and newborn children. The physical and spiritual health of a woman is very important for her child. The rules of Ayurveda on the well-being of children and women have certain methods of caring for a pregnant woman and her child.

These methods include a specially formulated nutritious diet to provide the fetus with balanced nutrition and a diet for the breastfeeding woman. The Ayurveda rules on the well-being of children and women describe in detail such specific problems such as nausea, vomiting, constipation that occur during pregnancy, as well as their effective treatment.

Treatment and nutrition also prepare a woman for the easy birth of a healthy child.

Food consumed during and after pregnancy should be clean and free of any toxins such as pesticides and chemical additives. Any violation of the rules of Ayurveda for the well-being of children and women can lead to the birth of a sick child.