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During first trimester
of pregnancy most women experience nausea
and vomiting, thus they cannot have a
proper diet.
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Use of cold and sweet
liquid diet and milk will prevent
dehydration and supply required
nourishment.
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The drugs of madhura
group being anabolic will help in
maintenance of proper health of mother and
foetus.
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Fourth month onwards
muscular tissue of foetus grows
sufficiently requiring more protein, which
is supplied by use of meat soup.
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By the end of second
trimester most women suffer from edema of
feet and other complications of water
accumulation.
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Use of goksuru a good
diuretic in sixth month will prevent
retention of water as well as its
complications.
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The drugs of
vidarigandhadi group are diuretic,
anabolic, relieve emaciation and suppress
pitta arid kapha, their regular use in
seventh month might help in maintaining
health of mother and foetus.
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Most women experience
constipation in late pregnancy due to
pressure of gravid uterus over the bowels
and effect of progesterone.
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Use of enema in eighth
month will relieve this constipation;
besides this may also affect the
autonomous nervous system governing
myometrium and help in regulating their
function during labour.
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Tampon of oil may
destroy pathogenic bacteria of vaginal
canal and prevent puerperal sepsis,
besides this tampon may also soften
vaginal passage thus help in normal labour.
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The regular use of
tampon might influence autonomic fibres
governing myometrium and help in
regulating their functions and this
softens the perineum and help in its
relaxation during during labour.
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Milk and drugs of
madhura group have been advised for entire
pregnancy period as it helps in
maintenance of proper health of mother and
growth and development of foetus.
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