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==== Long intrauterine stay (Verse 15) ====

==== Long intrauterine stay (Verse 15) ====

Two conditions, namely garbha-śoṣa (..) and garbha-parisruti (..), have been cited as reasons for the phenomenon termed as “long intrauterine stay”. This kind of manifestation is also found in vata-abhipanna garbha (..) (SS.Sa.10/57), emaciated foetus afflicted with vātaja disorders (AS.Sa.2/37) and vātodara (..) (BhS.Sa.3/6-7). This condition could be correlated with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). (15)

Two conditions, namely ''garbha-shosha'' (..) and ''garbha-parisriti'' (..), have been cited as reasons for the phenomenon termed as “long intrauterine stay”. This kind of manifestation is also found in ''vata-abhipanna garbha'' (..) (SS.Sa.10/57), emaciated fetus afflicted with ''vataja'' disorders (AS.Sa.2/37) and ''vatodara'' (..) (BhS.Sa.3/6-7). This condition could be correlated with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). (15)

It is interesting to note that none of the vedic texts – Ayurvedic or otherwise – blamed the mother for complications and abnormalities in pregnancy. Instead, they seem to attribute those to God’s will and the karmic deeds of the children born with those defects. (16)

It is interesting to note that none of the ''vedic'' texts – Ayurvedic or otherwise – blamed the mother for complications and abnormalities in pregnancy. Instead, they seem to attribute those to God’s will and the karmic deeds of the children born with those defects. (16)

==== Dwireta (Hermaphroditism) (Verse 18) ====

==== Dwireta (Hermaphroditism) (Verse 18) ====