Management of Oligohydramnios with the Help of Ksheerapaka and Yashtimadhu Siddha Matrabasti: A Case Report

Abstract

Amniotic fluid protects the baby and helps develop its limb, lung, digestive system, and muscle volume. The volume  of amniotic fluid should increase as the pregnancy progresses. Roughly 4% of pregnant women are diagnosed with  oligohydramnios. It occurs when the volume of fluid in the amniotic sac is lower than average, usually because the  placenta is not functioning properly. It is a very serious complication of pregnancy associated with poor perinatal  outcome. An effective treatment for oligo is very needful to grow fetus normally and delivered with no complication.  In Ayurveda, oligohydramnios can be compared with Upavishtaka, Nagodara, and Garbhashaya condition in which  Garbhaspandana and Anunnatkukshita mentioned by Acharaya Sushtra which is due to reduce of liquor. The present  case report of primigravida with period of gestation by last menstruation period is 30 weeks 2 days with foetal  movement with no history of labour pain, leaking and bleeding per vaginal. On ultrasound significant that single  live uterine foetus with cephalic presentation with 30 weeks with resistance in left uterine artery, FHR – 128 bpm,  placenta – anterior, grade 2, AFI – 6.7 cm, two loop of cord seen around neck Estimate weight – 1531 ± 327 kg,  BPP- 6/8. The patient was treated by Ksheerapaka of Yashtimadhu, Bala, Ashwagandha, and Yashtimadhu Siddha  Matrabasti. This case report revealed that oligohydramnios can be managed by Ayurvedic drug intervention.