The International Day Of Action For Women's Health falls on May the 28th, every year.

The origins of this world health day stem from a 1987 meeting of the Women's Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR), in Costa Rica, where the Latin American and Caribbean Women's Health Network proposed the creation of a global day of action for women's health.

Childbirth is one of the most marvelous and memorable segment in a woman's life. Being pregnant is a totally different feeling for the would-be mothers, whether they are first time pregnant or having a second, third, and fourth child. The changes are apparent not only in the body physically, but in the emotional well being as well. Safe motherhood ensures that all women receive the care they need to be safe and healthy throughout pregnancy and childbirth.

Even though issues related to education and health has improved by leaps and bounds, there are many more issues that need to be addressed in a befitting manner. It must be noted with sadness that the upliftment of women, is rather skewed. In several countries, women still continue to be used as commodities. Sometimes they are seen as ‘soft’ targets for revenge between feuding individuals or families.

Violence can be defined as a man using a pattern of assault and intimidating acts to assert power and control the woman. It is recently recognized as a major woman's health issue. Ill-treatment meted out to women involves physical, psychological, economic, and sexual abuse. The overall framework in which the abuse occurs may follow a pattern called the cycle of violence. Unfortunately it has been a part of many cultures for many generations.

Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the loss of pregnancy, where the fetus cannot survive or is born before the 20th week of pregnancy. It occurs in about 15-20 per cent of all recognized pregnancies. Almost 80 per cent of the miscarriages occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The chance of a successful pregnancy after a spontaneous miscarriage is very good.