National Safe Motherhood Day

National Safe Motherhood Day: April 11

National Safe Motherhood Day: April 11

  • India observes National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) annually on April 11 to discuss the problems associated with a mother’s health and focus on the priorities to ensure that every woman has the right to live and has a safe motherhood, eliminating the pre and post pregnancy risks.
  • India is the first country in the world to officially declare National Safe Motherhood Day
  • The 2019 theme of NSMD is “Midwives for Mothers”.
  • The day also marks the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.

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