Abstract

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CHATURTHA MAS GARBHA AND 4th MONTH FOETAL DEVELOPMENT

Dr. Swarupa Shyam Mane* and Dr. Swarup P. Kulkarni

Abstract

Embryology deals only with those development events of human body which take place before birth during intrauterine life. The fourth month of intrauterine life extends between thirteenth to sixteenth weeks. In this period all the body organs develop more precisely. Ayurved has termed it as vyaktangavastha or the month in which body parts manifest clearly. The foetal face looks like human face. This is the stage where foetus starts showing its presence through his or her own movements or through mother’s desires. Ayurved call it as dauhrud avastha which develop in 4th month of pregnancy. If this desires are abolished it may lead to unhealthy pregnancy or deformity in foetus. Keeping that in mind mother’s desires should be fulfilled to get a healthy baby. The knowledge of these events helps a surgeon or gynaecologist for easy diagnosis of such anomalies and also for treatment.

Keywords: Foetal development, Garbha, Dauhrud.