Safe motherhood and its challenges

The best feeling of the world only a woman can describe is motherhood. Everything changes suddenly after a new life in the lap. All the priorities come behind that little miracle. It looks very pretty and interesting but wait this motherhood pays a lot in terms of a woman's life.

Every year on April 11 we celebrate National Safe Motherhood Day on Smt. Kasturba Gandhi's birthday. This day is the occasion to think over motherhood and its challenges. Pregnancy is a precious gift but at the same time there is always a risk for the mother. All the women go through this challenge to welcome the new life. To raise the awareness about prenatal, childbirth and postnatal services this day is a symbolic presentation to maintain healthy motherhood throughout the year.

During pregnancy and post pregnancy the most common mistakes done by Indians are improper diet plan. They don't take it seriously and that's why there is abundance of cases we can see of anemia. Anemia isn't just a pregnancy issue but even after childbirth iron intake is the key to maintain self health status as well as child's nutritional requirements through breast feeding. Anemia isn't a single challenge but it also invites other pre and post delivery complications like preterm birth, low birth weight, tissue hypoxia, postpartum haemorrhage etc.

The major ignored post pregnancy issue is the mental health of a new mother. The new journey is started with lots of new responsibilities with hormonal flood in her body. This hormonal flood fluctuates the social life of a woman. Postpartum depression is something new for us but this critical time whole family should be engaged with a new mother. The state of mind is full of child care but inbetween somewhere our society forgets the care of a mother. That's why consequences aren't limited to the physical health but also the mental health.

Safe motherhood is the key of healthy next generation. Without a healthy and mentally strong mother we can't build the country of healthy and intelligent children. Especially in remote or rural areas there needs a lot of work to be done to fulfill the gapes of child and mother care. On this day let's spread awareness to chase the boundaries of safe motherhood.

Final Funda: Safe motherhood is just a myth untill we are just conscious for the gender of a child.

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