Abstract

Background Neonatology as we know today is relatively new clinical science . Interestingly however Ayurveda ,the authentic Indian medicine had already described in detail the principles of newborn care 5,500 years ago (circa 3500 BC) in kaumarabhritya the science of Pediatrics. Aim Ø The aim is to familiarize today’s medical professionals. Ø The rich science of new born care that was known five millenniums ago and understands its relevance to current practices OBJECTIVE Objective of our presentation is to review of Ayurvedic principles of Newborn care in the delivery room and relate them to modern neonatology practices DESIGN/METHODS   We reviewed Ayurvedic text book ; CharakaSamhita-ShareeraSthana 5th edition,2001 editor J. T. Acharya, Pub:Chaukambha , India , to study the principles of newborn care in the delivery room as per Ayurvedic medicine . We describe these principles and compare them with modern principles of newborn care