Antenatal care and postnatal care are very important to ensure the well being of both the mother and her child. But, preconception care is also equally important.For healthy young couples as well as couples facing fertility issues, the ayurvedic preconception care ensures a physically, mentally, intellectually healthy progeny.The role of both, the male and the female, in ensuring the healthy progeny is stressed upon.
Ayurveda has given detailed descriptions of the preconception care to be given. For begetting a healthy progeny, 4 essentials components are mentioned; a healthy mother, healthy and prime quality of egg and sperm, a healthy uterus and the right timing.

How it works:
The egg from the female and the sperm of the male are referred to as the Shukra dhatu of the body. It is the essence of the human body. Optimizing the health of the parents to be, ensures good quality egg and sperm, creating a healthy product of conception.
The physical and mental fitness of the male and the female is vital in the process of conception. The couples should put an effort into removing stressful factors from life and keeping the mind calm and relaxed towards their approach for pregnancy. The right ambiance should be created at home by surrounding the mother with things that signify fertility and abundance. Ayurvedic treatments in preconception care, encourage the body’s innate ability to cleanse, renew and heal itself. Ayurvedic panchakarma procedures, not only ensures a total cleansing of the body and the reproductive organs but also rejuvenates and improves the vitality of a person.
Diet plays an important role in ensuring that both the male and the female, get proper wholesome nutrition. Certain foods like Godugdha( Cow’s milk), Goghrta(ghee), Dadhi (Curds), Green gram, sprouted wheat porridge, etc must be included in the diet post the panchakarma procedures. Panchakarma and proper diets remove the excess doshas from the body and prepares the women’s body for the rigours of pregnancy.