Review on Garbha Sanskar and its Role in Mental Development of Children

  • Neha Gupta
  • Vikas Jain
  • Anish Kumar Pathak
DOI https://doi.org/10.22270/hjhs.v7i4.152

Abstract

Garbha sanskar in Ayurveda described as specific conducts which are to be followed by pregnant women to acquire healthy pregnancy and giving birth of a healthy baby. The term Garbha sanskar related with the education of women who has baby in her womb and this conducts contributed towards the success of pregnancy. Traditionally it is believed that the mental and behavioral development of child starts from the intrauterine stage. Therefore it is essential to put maximum effort during this stage to ensure complete physical and mental built up of child. The personality of baby begins to take shape in the womb; moreover the physical and mental constitution of children is greatly affected by the mother's state of mind during pregnancy. The concept of Garbha sanskar helps to keep mother’s mind healthy thereby imparts positive benefits towards the mental development of baby present inside the mother's uterus. Considering these all facts present article summarizes concepts of Garbha Sanskar and its role in the mental development of unborn child.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Garbha Sanskar, Pregnancy, Conception

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Gupta, N., V. Jain, and A. K. Pathak. “Review on Garbha Sanskar and Its Role in Mental Development of Children”. Himalayan Journal of Health Sciences, Vol. 7, no. 4, Nov. 2022, pp. 1-3, doi:10.22270/hjhs.v7i4.152.
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