A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.88

v1.c11.88

The birth-ceremony (jātakarman)271 should then be performed,272 the first feeding should take place (8.46),273 and measures should be taken which protect mother and child (8.47).274 The regimen of a woman who has recently given birth to a child is described; great care is necessary, since disorders arising in this period are grave, curable with difficulty or incurable (8.48–49).275