Hyderabad: World Health Organisation has expressed its concern over the death of lakhs of pregnant women around the globe every year. The rate of maternal deaths in India is alarming, as around 12 per cent of the world's maternal deaths occur in India. Statistically, around 45 thousand women die in India every year due to a lack of proper pregnancy care. In order to create awareness about the health of pregnant women and maternal care April 11th is observed as National Safe Motherhood Day every year in India.
The increasing phenomenon of maternal deaths around the world has generated concerns all around. A non-government organisation called White Ribbon Alliance requested the Government of India to create public awareness around this issue. And therefore, on behalf of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Government of India announced the National Safe Motherhood Day in 2003, on April 10th, the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi.
