An ayurvedic analytical view of Prasava (Normal labour) Array Section Review of Article

Abstract

Pregnancy is a physiologic and natural event in the life of every woman. Passage through the birth canal is the most perilous journey made by a woman in her life, the misery and discomfort a woman has to face is far more than any pain imaginable. The normal labor can turn to pathological at any time; So it is necessary to know the causes of initiation of labor, duration of prasava, the various stages of labor and the proper mechanism to carry out process of labor normally in order to prevent life threatening complications to the mother as well as to the fetus. Description of prasava in Ayurvedic science, though found since the ancient era is a very less known concept to many people as they are not much in practice. An elaborate description of Prasava is given in Ayurvedic samhitas, likely charak, sushrut etc. which help us tremendously to understand the concept of Prakrit prasava (normal labor). People are not aware of the concept of labor in Ayurveda though it is very scientifically described in Ayurvedic texts. By evaluating the complete knowledge of Prasava or the labor explained in Ayurvedic science, the same may be incorporated as an add-on in the future studies to make it evidence based and also to corroborate the authenticity of the science through research.