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PEDIATRIC AYURVEDA (KOMAR BHRITYA)
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OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS
Now –a-days, according to social factors, Ayurvedic pediatrics is divided into 4 parts:-
- Navjaat (Newborn)-From birth to 1 month of age.
- Shishu (Infant)- From 2 months to 2 years of age
- Balak (Child) – From 3 years to 12 years of age
- Kishor (Adolescent)- From 13 to 16 years of age.
Other routinely followed classification is :-
- Jaat Mantra: The period after birth during which the child is still attached to the umbilical cord and the placenta
"Jaat asya:" "Jaat matashrya"
- Satojaat (Period of neonate):- (Satojaat = Early origin) – It encompasses the new born stage.
- Baalak (Child):- This is the stage during which the child develops maximum physical and mental maturity.
- Pogat :- The stage from 5 to 10 years has been described as Pogat by some ayurvedic teachers. Some have described this as a stage from 5 to 16 years.
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Last updated on 24-01-2001
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