A postnatal period begins immediately after the separation of placenta and extending up to six weeks (this period varies as some Acharyas described up to 45days or up to 6 months after delivery)^[1],otherwise called as puerperium or puerperal period. The care given during this period is called as Sutika Paricharya in Ayurveda. During the time of labour mother undergoes tremendous physical exertion and becomes extremely debilitated physically and mentally; which leads to derangement of Doshas especially Vata dosha in the mother. These pathological changes cause general weakness, pain abdomen, low back pain, loss of appetite, dysfunction of bladder, post-natal psychosis etc. Apart from these, mother also suffers with Dhatukshya. If this stage is unattended by appropriate measures then that will lead to maternal morbidity.

            In order to reduce the postpartum maternal morbidity, reforming postpartum care measures by providing holistic and flexible maternal health care is necessary. The WHO suggested that maternal care should be de-medicalized, individualized, family-centered, multidisciplinary, holistic, and culturally appropriated.

         In the existing modern medical system, puerperal care limits to supplementation of the iron, calcium and prevention of infections. Two major demands of Puerperium i.e. care for proper involution of genital organs and ensuring optimum lactation are still left un-addressed. Whereas in Ayurveda medicaments and procedures described for post-natal woman is culturally very much appropriate, is by and large comprehensive in serving all the demands of the pueperium. It is by far more scientific and helps in proper involution of the uterus, ensures optimum lactation, kindles digestive as well as metabolic fire, replenishes the lost Dhatu (tissue elements), prevents infections, helps to regain tone of urinary bladder and other smooth muscle organs like intestine,finally it ensures the uneventfull pueperium and complete growth of the body