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National Safe Motherhood Day 2021: Significance, history and other facts you need to know Updated Apr 11, 2021 | 05:59 IST
National Safe Motherhood Day 2021: The basic purpose of observing this day is to make sure that all women get the care they deserve during pregnancy and childbirth. Till 2016, India accounted for 15 per cent of the maternal deaths globally. | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Around 44,000 women die every year while giving birth in India
New Delhi: Every year thousands of mothers die across the world during childbirth due to the lack of proper medical care. The high cases of maternal mortality thus prompted the need to raise awareness about proper healthcare and maternity facilities for women.
On the occasion of National Safe Motherhood Day on Sunday, experts said maternal health and family planning services should not be compromised and given due priority even in emergency situations like the COVID-19 pandemic. National Safe Motherhood Day is observed every year on April 11 on the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mahatma Gandhi. The experts also called for strengthening the country s health system. We have witnessed a steep rise in maternal deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic. The nationwide lockdown disrupted maternal health services, which resulted in a decline in institutional deliveries as well as women s access to prenatal and antenatal services, said Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director of Population Foundation of India and a public health expert.
National Safe Motherhood Day 2021: Celebs who embraced motherhood during the pandemic It is important for women to feel safe and secure while on this journey.
National Safe Motherhood Day is observed on April 11 every year. National Safe Motherhood Day is an initiative of the White Ribbon Alliance India (WRAI), to enforce that women must have the availability and adequate access to care during pregnancy, childbirth and postnatal services.
Becoming a mother is a beautiful and overwhelming thing. It is important for women to feel safe and secure while on this journey. Many mothers have had to go on the journey of motherhood during this Coronavirus pandemic and they have handled the situation gracefully.
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