Review Article on Pranapratyaagaman (Resuscitation)

Abstract

Newborn is a child under 28 days of age and this is most vulnerable period. Care of the newborn right from just after birth till the first feeding has been described by the classical text of Ayurveda. As per Ayurveda, Navajata means Sadyojata (Just born child). Various procedures were advice in the management of Newborn child by Acharya with few differences in opinion regarding the sequences of those procedures. The steps of Navajata Shishu Paricharya are Ulvaparimarjana, Pranapratyagamana, Nalachhedana, Pichudharana, Garbhodaka Vamana etc. These procedures of Navajata Shishu Paricharya revealing their scientific relevance and utility in care of Newborn. These steps are important for the Newborn for preventing birth asphyxia, incidence being 1-6 per 1000 live birth.