Breastfeeding perfectly coincides with the start of your postpartum period, a time where healing and true nourishment are paramount. So how can we truly nurture ourselves during this time when our bodies are yet again changing, especially in the midst of sleep deprivation, an insatiable appetite and an extreme desire for hydration when you sit to […]
Motherhood is one of those things that comes with no manual. Everyday is a new day to create your own manual and see if it works or not. I remember when I was pregnant with my first child, I had this vision of how I would rock motherhood, always looking great, baby too, the house […]
Leigh Day, a law firm specialising in clinical negligence and human rights are partnering with The Motherhood Group, to support our work in creating a safe space and better outcome for Black women in maternity care. The partnership includes a package of corporate financial support and pro bono support with our campaigns. Leigh Day was […]
Written by Agnes Agyepong The year is 2021. It has been over 50 years since Neil Armstrong reached the moon, supported by British engineering excellence. Yet, we are still being told that Black mothers that reside here on planet earth, and more specifically – in the UK, are “hard to reach” within the maternal […]
Helen George, MA, Bsc (Hons), Reg. M(BACP) Accred, article written in honour of Black Maternal Health Week. The statistics for Black motherhood and mental health are of grave concern. With the odds stacked up high against them, Black mothers continue to experience trauma and loss due to the disparities they face in maternity care. These […]
As part of our aim to spotlight seldom-heard voices in the perinatal experience, we at Mental Health Foundation are proudly supporting Black Maternal Mental Health Week, led by The Motherhood Group. We recognise a clear difference in outcomes for Black mothers in their perinatal experience compared to many other mothers across the UK. The stigmatisation […]
This year Global Black Maternal Health is proud to support The Motherhood Group as they continue to raise awareness on Black Maternal Mental Health, with a focus on Equity and Inequality for Black Mothers. The sad reality is that Black women face worse maternal mental health support and are more likely to enter services at […]
Written by Madison West I gave birth to my first child in the summer of 2017. My pregnancy and delivery were normal and even fun. For months I’d walked around watching my belly slowly get bigger, wondering; “What is everyone talking about?” When I heard pregnancy and birth horror stories from other moms it […]
Written by Chaneen Saliee Black mums, They aren’t hard to reach, the only problem is that society needs to re-teach, themselves. Reach deep deep within themselves to ask the questions To learn the lessons that will lead you to help a black mother in need, and please, please Don’t come with mere […]
