The advantage of postnatal care is that helps in rejuvenating the overall health of mother. It is to be noted that, equal importance and care should be given to mother and child before birth and after birth as well. After the delivery the mother’s health becomes weak due to the loss of body fluid and blood and the emptiness created in the body after the expulsion of fetus from the uterus. This phase is called ‘Sutika Period‘.

Ayurveda advocates Sutika ( lady after delivery/ Puerperium) as 45-90 days after delivery or up to the beginning of next menstrual cycle.

The active care given to the new mother and focuses on restoring the mother’s physiology and psychology that have been exhausted during pregnancy and delivery and prepare her to take care of herself and her new born. This will also include ensuring adequate lactation, the repositioning of the uterus back to its pre-pregnant state, preventing the physical and mental stress in the mother.