ABSTRACTSafe motherhood demands the provision of health care for apregnant mother during pregnancy and after child birth. Thisresults in the birth of healthy children and protection of the rightto health of the mother and that of her child. The family is the firstinstitution of the child and the provision of safe motherhood isdirectly linked to safe motherhood because a good familyprovides safe motherhood to woman and in the end changes thedynamics of the demography of the people. Demography is notrestricted to the population of a people but includes the fertilityrate, migration, health condition etc., hence directly linked to thefamily institution and safe motherhood. This paper examines theconcept of safe motherhood and the importance of the familyinstitution viz-a-viz the demography of Nigeria from an Islamicperspective. The paper found that the states with higher Muslimpopulation have higher fertility rate. Islam does not discouragechild birth or population growth but expects that children shouldbe given training and care so that they can be good ambassadorsof Islam and their families. It is therefore suggested that Muslimsshould give priority in building a strong family institution byinvesting heavily in safe motherhood and good child upbringing.A doctrinal methodology was adopted in this research.