Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S
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Growth of fetus in seventh month – Ayurveda
– Charaka – Garbha attains Sarva Bhava – all spherical improvement. On account of this, the pregnant lady turns into excessively exhausted (sarvakaraih klantatama bhavati).
– Sushruta – All main anga (main physique elements) and pratyangas (minor physique elements) turn into clearly developed (pravyaktataraha).
– Ashtanga Hridaya – the fetus is developed and nicely nourished in all elements.
– Ashtanga Sangraha – all elements of the foetus are utterly developed.
– Kashyapa Samhita – all dhatus are utterly fashioned and the foetus will get correct nourishment. All main physique elements turn into conspicuous. Vata, Pitta and Kapha get utterly related to the entire physique of the fetus. The pregnant lady feels extraordinarily drained.
– Harita Samhita – No rationalization in regards to the fetal improvement 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 light-weight). Amniotic fluid begins to decrease.
– Week 25 – pores and skin turns into much less wrinkled and plumper resulting from 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 delivery.
– 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 load shall be between 2 and three kilos on the finish of this month.
On this article we will take a look at totally different opinions of various acharyas relating to the event of the fetus within the seventh month of being pregnant, in Ayurveda treatises.
Growth 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 achievement of all its options / components (all spherical improvement of the fetus).
Garbhini Sarvakaraih Klantatama Bhavati – As a result of fetus attaining over-all achievement of all of the options, the pregnant lady turns into excessively exhausted.
Sushruta Samhita
सप्तमे सर्वाङ्गप्रत्यङ्गविभागः प्रव्यक्ततरः|(Su.Sha.3/29)
Sarva Anga Pratyanga Vibhagah Pravyaktatarah – All the main 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 shall be full.
Kashyapa Samhita
The beneath 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 main physique elements are extra conspicuous.
– The entire physique of the fetus would utterly get related to Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
– The pregnant lady feels extraordinarily drained.
Harita Samhita
No description of the fetal improvement within the seventh month of being pregnant has been given in Harita Samhita.
Garbhopanishad
Jeevana Samuukta – Life will get related to the fetus.
In accordance with Trendy Embryology
Growth 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 regularly adjustments place and in addition responds to stimuli together with sound, ache and light-weight. 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 resulting from 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 type within the lungs of the fetus. It’s the substance that helps the kid to breathe after delivery.
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 delivery, 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 shall be between 2 and three kilos.
