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===After birth===

===After birth===

====Jatakarma (Birth rites)====

====Jatakarma (birth rites)====

The birth rites involve the administration of honey and ghee, gold, and breastmilk.  It marks the first nutritional input as well as the first immunological challenge for the neonate. Prelacteal feeds (food items given before breastfeeding) are not generally recommended nowadays, as they hinder the intake of breastmilk. However, this may deprive the neonate of the nutritional and immunological benefits imparted by traditional practices.  Swarna bhasma (calcined powder of gold), honey and ghee, when administered in infants, though not as prelacteal feeds, are found to be safe and have effective immunomodulatory activity.<ref>J.K. Bhaskaran, K.S. Patel, R. Srikrishna, Immunomodulatory activity of Swarna Prashana (oral administration of gold as electuary) in infants - A randomized controlled clinical trial, Ayu. 40 (2019) 230–236. https://doi.org/10.4103/ayu.AYU_33_19.</ref>

The birth rites involve the administration of honey and ghee, gold, and breastmilk.  It marks the first nutritional input as well as the first immunological challenge for the neonate. Prelacteal feeds (food items given before breastfeeding) are not generally recommended nowadays, as they hinder the intake of breastmilk. However, this may deprive the neonate of the nutritional and immunological benefits imparted by traditional practices.  Swarna bhasma (calcined powder of gold), honey and ghee, when administered in infants, though not as prelacteal feeds, are found to be safe and have effective immunomodulatory activity.<ref>J.K. Bhaskaran, K.S. Patel, R. Srikrishna, Immunomodulatory activity of Swarna Prashana (oral administration of gold as electuary) in infants - A randomized controlled clinical trial, Ayu. 40 (2019) 230–236. https://doi.org/10.4103/ayu.AYU_33_19.</ref>