Ayurvedic care for pre-natal and post-natal wellbeing Care offered: Pre-natal care, Post-natal recovery, Lactation support, Back pain and fatigue after delivery, Emotional wellbeing
Pregnancy and the months after childbirth ask a great deal of your body. Are you feeling tired, anxious or achy? Are you struggling to regain your strength after delivery? Rest and supplements help, but many mothers are left with back pain, low energy, disturbed sleep and a sense of being depleted long after the baby arrives.
At Marmmayogi, we offer gentle Ayurvedic care for both stages. Ayurveda treats pregnancy and the period after delivery as phases in their own right, each with its own diet, routine and therapies. Our aim is to nourish and steady you, support your wellbeing and the healthy progression of pregnancy, and help your body recover gradually and fully. This care is given alongside, not instead of, your regular obstetric check-ups.
What is pre-natal and post-natal care?
Pre-natal care supports the mother and baby through pregnancy. Post-natal care supports the mother’s recovery after delivery, traditionally over the first six weeks and beyond.
Common concerns include:
- Fatigue and weakness
- Nausea and indigestion
- Constipation
- Back, hip and leg pain
- Swelling in the feet
- Poor sleep, anxiety and mood swings
- After delivery: exhaustion, body aches and back pain
- Weak digestion
- Low breast milk supply
- Weak abdominal and pelvic muscles
- Hair fall and low mood
What does Ayurveda say about pregnancy and the post-natal period?
Classical Ayurveda describes a month-by-month routine for the pregnant woman (Garbhini Paricharya) and a dedicated period of care after childbirth (Sutika Paricharya).
During pregnancy, the body’s resources go into nourishing the baby. Digestion is often sensitive, and Vata, the dosha that governs movement and the nervous system, tends to rise. This may show up as back pain, constipation, anxiety and disturbed sleep.
After delivery, the body undergoes significant physical changes and may experience depletion of energy and strength. Vata is aggravated, digestion may be weak and the tissues require nourishment. Ayurveda places particular importance on the weeks after delivery to support recovery and help restore strength and balance.
How can Ayurveda support pre-natal and post-natal care?
Our approach is nourishing, warming and gentle. Every plan is made by the Chief Physician after an in-person assessment of your stage of pregnancy or recovery, your medical history and your obstetric reports.
Step 1: Nourish and support digestion
We begin with an easily digestible, Vata-pacifying diet and gentle Ayurvedic medicines suited to your stage of pregnancy. These support appetite, ease nausea and constipation, and help you build strength.
Step 2: Soothe the body and mind
Gentle oil massage on areas the doctor considers suitable, along with head massage and, where appropriate, Shirodhara, may help relieve aches, ease anxiety and improve sleep. Breathing practices (pranayama) calm the nervous system.
Step 3: Prepare the body
Gentle yoga, meditation and breathing practices improve posture, flexibility and breath control, and help you stay calm and steady.
Ongoing care
After discharge, it’s important to continue with prescribed medicines, follow a nourishing diet, rest well, and regularly practise the recommended gentle yoga and pranayama. Follow-up consultations with the Chief Physician help adjust your care as your body recovers.
A note on safety
Ayurvedic care here complements modern obstetric care. Please continue your regular check-ups and share your reports with us. Some therapies used for other conditions are not used during pregnancy. Please seek immediate medical attention for bleeding, severe pain, reduced baby movements or fever.
Step 1: Restore warmth and nourishment
Warm medicated oil massage, mild herbal fomentation and warm herbal baths ease body aches and support recovery. A warm, nourishing diet and Ayurvedic medicines help rebuild digestion and strength.
Step 2: Strengthen the back, abdomen and pelvis
Therapeutic massage and supportive therapies help restore tone and relieve back and hip pain. For mothers who have had a caesarean delivery, therapies begin only once the wound has healed and the doctor permits.
Step 3: Calm the nervous system
Shirodhara, head and foot massage, pranayama and meditation help release stress, improve sleep and support emotional wellbeing.
Step 4: Support lactation and long-term recovery
Diet and herbal support, prescribed by the doctor, help support lactation. Marma therapy, gentle yoga and rejuvenating medicines support recovery, restore strength and promote overall wellbeing.
Marma Therapy
Marma Therapy by the Doctor
While Traditional Kerala Ayurveda Therapy is done by Therapists, the Marma Therapy is done by Dr Manoj specific to the health issue.
The first step in the process is to talk to our doctor
The first step in the process is to talk to our doctor
Book a Video Consultation with the Chief Physician
Our Marma Ayurveda expert Dr Manoj Chandrasekharan shall hold a video consultation with you where most treatments, lifestyle changes and medicines can be prescribed.
Direct treatment is only at Marmmayogi Ayurveda Hospital in Thodupuzha, Idukki, Kerala
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