Abstract

A CASE STUDY OF LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT BABY (LBWB)- THROUGH AYURVEDIC APPROACH

Dr. Bhushan Suryakantji Akhade* and Dr. Vaishalee Bade

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Abstract

Babies which have their weight at the time of birth, less than 2500 g disregarding of their interval of gestation are called as Low Birth Weight Babies (LBWB) which includes preterm as well as term smallfor- dates (IUGR) babies. Premature delivery and poor weight gain during intrauterine life are important causes for hospitalization. There is lots of literature which are saying about aetiologies, pathophysiology and management of LBW babies. In Ayurveda there are akala prasava babies who are described by Acharya Harita can be correlated with premature delivery and garbhovyapadas are explained in various Ayurvedic Samhitas can be correlated with IUGR babies. Also, in Ayurvedic new born care Abhyanga procedure is mentioned for new-born which is helpful in weight gain, reduced stress and improve physical growth of baby. The case discussed here is of 10 days old male patient brought by parents for routine new-born check-up at Balrog OPD and that baby was born with full term with normal vaginal delivery, cried instantly after birth having birth weight 2 kg. So, that patient was taken for study. Bala taila Abhyanga was done by mother daily in the morning before bath for 3 months and child had significant effects on milestone development and anthropometry measurements.

Keywords: Low birth weight, IUGR, Bala taila, Abhyanga.