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== Why Garbhadhana/ Putreeya vidhi and modern day perspective ==

== Why Garbhadhana/ Putreeya vidhi and modern day perspective ==

* Low fertility rate

* '''Low fertility rate:''' Global fertility rates have decreased considerably since the 1970s.<ref>Pezzulo C. et al. Geographical distribution of fertility rates in 70 low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries, 2010–16: a subnational analysis of cross-sectional surveys, [https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00082-6 The Lancet Global Health,2021; 9 (6): e802-e812,ISSN 2214-109X]</ref> According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), one in every four couples in developing countries is affected by infertility. A study says that, total fertility rate varied from below replacement (2·1 children per women) in 36 of the 932 subnational regions (mainly located in India, Myanmar, Colombia, and Armenia). Therefore infertility has become a serious health issue worldwide. Of 60–80 million couples suffering from infertility every year worldwide, probably between 15 and 20 million (25%) are in India alone. The magnitude of the problem calls for urgent action.<ref>Katole A, Saoji AV. Prevalence of Primary Infertility and its Associated Risk Factors in Urban Population of Central India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. ''Indian J Community Med''. 2019;44(4):337-341. doi:10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_7_19</ref> Therefore samskaras like garbhadhanam, procedures described that along with some important guidelines might serve to address this issue to at least some extent. This could be a cost effective, easily accessible and safe modality which could be practiced to increase the chances of conception in couples planning for pregnancy.

* Designer babies

* '''Designer babies :''' A “designer baby” is a baby whose genetic make-up has been selected or engineered to ensure certain traits are present and/or to eliminate particular effects/defects. The demand for designer babies is high in today's world and it is expected that this prenatal demand for designer babies will grow dramatically over next decade. <ref>Demand for 'designer babies' to grow dramatically. [https://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article/demand-designer-babies-grow-dramatically The Times.] </ref><ref>Designing a Baby: the Market and the Concerns. Available from https://web.colby.edu/st112wa2018/2018/04/28/designing-a-baby-the-market-and-the-concerns/</ref> Designer baby is a child who is developed from an embryo that had been genetically altered. The changes would affect every cell in that child's body, and be passed to all their children and their children's children. This process has become known as heritable genome editing. Although genetic modification of babies to make child with desirable qualities looks modern it is appears to be false. The desire to have a baby who would be superior to the parents and will be having all the desirous qualities was prevalent in ancient times as well. Therefore samskaras might have been used as tools to develop babies with superior qualities in past times. Samskaras like Garbhadhana provide a guideline for increasing the chances of conception, enhancing the quality of the embryo and ensure its prenatal wellbeing. Various instructions given by Ayurveda scholars under all prenatal samaskaras like garbhadhanam and procedures like Putreeya vidhi (described earlier on this page) might have a strong impact on overall quality of a baby in mother's womb which should be further evaluated and validated. Moreover the tools and the methods used to bring about the desired modifications are completely ethical and sustainable.

 

 

A “designer baby” is a baby whose genetic make-up has been selected or engineered '''to ensure certain traits are present and/or to eliminate particular effects/defects'''.What is the process of having a designer baby?

 

The term “designer baby” refers to a child who would develop from an embryo or sperm or egg that had been genetically altered. The changes would affect every cell in that child's body, and be passed to all their children and their children's children. This process has become known as '''heritable genome editing'''.

== References ==

== References ==

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