Ayurveda, a science of life, advises that the health of thepregnant women to be taken care, so that she is able to withstand the strain of labour and also give birth to a healthy offspring.
It advises mother-to be,to take certain herbsto be taken during each month of pregnancy.
Milk decoction is one among them and it has to be drunk everyday before going to bed.
It is prepared by mixing 15gms of the monthly advised herb/200mls milk/800mls water then boil it and reducing it to 1/4th the quantity.
First month - 8 flg leaf buds boiled in milk and then strainedfor three consecutive days - For the rest of the month the milk decoction with Bala (Sida rhombifolia) - Guarantees a healthy child Second month - Milk decoction with the herb Lakshmana (Ipomeoa sepiaria) - Sonitamrtam (tonic) is given - Provides energy Third month - Milk decoction iswithSolanum melenginum (Bruhati) Fourth month - Milk decoction withDesmodium gangeticum (Shaliparni) - Prevents intrauterine growth retardation Fifth month - Milk decoction with Amrita (Tinospora cordifolia) Sixth month - Milk decoction iswith Solanum xanthocarpum (Kantakari) - if there is water retention problem then Tribulus Terrestris may be given Seventh month - Milk decoction along with Hordeum vulgare(yava) - Sukha prasava Ghee is given to pave a way for an easy delivery Eight month - Maerua oblongiflia and milk is given - Dhanwantaram 101 or Ksheerabala 101 is taken - Lubricatesthe reproductive channels in preparation for childbirth Ninth month - Milk decoction with Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) during this month

• During pregnancy, women may undergo cramps, sleeplessness for whichmedicated oils like Dhanwantharam, Sahacharadi, Pinda tail are used.
  This ensures peripheral circulation too.
  To have a normal deliverymedicated ghee like sukhaprasoothi ghrita is given.