National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is observed annually on 11 April.
The theme of 2019 NSMD is "Midwives for Mothers"
In 2003 the Government of India had declared 11th April as National Safe Motherhood Day which is the anniversary day of Kasturba Gandhi's birth.
The day aims to raise awareness about the proper healthcare of women, maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating women, reducing anemia among women, institutional delivery, for better pre and post-natal health care.