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She gave birth to twins.
Days later she was placed in an induced coma.
She woke up a quadruple amputee.

If you felt unheard during your pregnancy, birth or postnatal care - and you or your baby suffered harm as a result - you are not alone.
@themotherhoodgroup works closely with one of our trusted legal partners at @leighday_law , who specialise in maternity and clinical negligence cases.

For confidential advice or to understand your options, you can contact their specialist maternity team:
📩 swhite@leighday.co.uk

You deserve to be listened to.
Thank you for sharing your story with us @__deeshh

The 3rd annual Black Maternal Health Conference UK by @themotherhoodgroup was everything and more! I am beyond proud of what we’ve created - 700 attendees in person & online streaming 🥲🩷

This is what happens when Black women come together in support of one another—those willing to learn, willing to share real stories, insights, research and lived experiences. Coming together to speak about real recommendations and solutions for improvement so that Black women can have better care across every aspect of our lives.
Still buzzing over our AMAZING speakers: @vintynellie @vintynellie @itsaishathomas @soafrodiziac @annikaallen @montellebee @anjtalksx @gemma_grandison @the_hyperemesis_midwife @midwife_alicia @drstacymoore @lovelifeandlosspodcast3 @leasuwanna_@officialhackneyabbott @sholamos1 @fionasmalls@blackmothersmatteruk
Thank you to everyone who attended. I’m looking forward to seeing you all again this time next year! 💫

#BMHCUK25 #BlackMaternalHealth #TheMotherhoodGroup #Blackmums #UKHealthcare #Community #BlackWomenThriving #MaternalCare #AdvocacyMatters #RepresentationMatters​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.

An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.

What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.

What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.

Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.

Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.

All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.

This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.

This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.

My story isn’t about changing who you are to succeed. Please don’t 🥲
It’s about how unconscious bias can quietly shape opportunities before someone even enters the room.

Same CV.
Same qualifications.
Same person.
Different surname.
Completely different outcome.

Experiences like this are part of why conversations around representation, equitable hiring practices, and systemic bias still matter across industries, including maternity care and healthcare systems where bias can have even deeper consequences.

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn’t always distributed equally.

My finger is still down.

#WorkplaceBias #RepresentationMatters #EDI

Pleased to share that I have been appointed to the Health Equity Expert Reference Group advising the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce at the Department of Health & Social Care @dhscgovuk

This national work will help shape conversations and action around maternity inequalities, outcomes and experiences for women, babies and families across England, alongside the independent investigation led by Baroness Amos.

It also feels like an important time to strengthen @themotherhoodgroup ‘s Mums Advisory Board.

If you are a Black or mixed mother with lived experience, insights or ideas you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. Community voices shared through The Motherhood Group will help inform this work and wider national maternity conversations.

The more voices involved, the better.

Swipe to learn more 🩷

Pleased to share that I have been appointed to the Health Equity Expert Reference Group advising the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce at the Department of Health & Social Care @dhscgovuk

This national work will help shape conversations and action around maternity inequalities, outcomes and experiences for women, babies and families across England, alongside the independent investigation led by Baroness Amos.

It also feels like an important time to strengthen @themotherhoodgroup ‘s Mums Advisory Board.

If you are a Black or mixed mother with lived experience, insights or ideas you would like to share, we would love to hear from you. Community voices shared through The Motherhood Group will help inform this work and wider national maternity conversations.

The more voices involved, the better.

Swipe to learn more 🩷

Picture being in labour.
Your baby is crowning.
You can see his hair. Touch his head. Feel him arriving into the world.

And instead of helping you deliver…

You’re restrained.
Held down.
Ignored.

This is what actress @tatyanaali says happened during the birth of her first child. She later described it as obstetric violence.

How much birth trauma is really about “medical necessity”…
and how much is about women not being listened to?

At The Motherhood Group, we hear stories like this far too often from Black mothers.

Respectful maternity care should not depend on luck.

#BlackMaternalHealth #BirthTrauma #ObstetricViolence #MedicalRacism #BlackMaternalMentalHealth TheMotherhoodGroup MaternityCare

30+ years of friendship, memories, and laughter… sleep tight until we meet again, Abi 🪽

Honoured to speak in Los Angeles at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit 🇺🇸about Black maternal mental health, systems change, community support, and the realities Black mothers continue to face globally + solutions for improvement.

From buildingin the UK to now having these conversations internationally, it’s a reminder that this work reaches far beyond borders.

The stories. The honesty. The mothers. The conversations after the talk. I’ll carry all of it with me.
@themotherhoodgroup

Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸

Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.

Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.

Grateful for the journey. The work continues.

Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸

Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.

Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.

Grateful for the journey. The work continues.

Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸

Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.

Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.

Grateful for the journey. The work continues.

Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸

Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.

Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.

Grateful for the journey. The work continues.

Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸

Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.

Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.

Grateful for the journey. The work continues.

Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸

Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.

Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.

Grateful for the journey. The work continues.

Did you see this? A new study shows the risks Black women face in pregnancy are not genetic - they are linked to long-term stress from racism and inequality.

This is not just about healthcare.
It’s about what the body carries over time.

We cannot treat outcomes without addressing the cause. #maternitycare #blackmaternalhealth #maternalhealth

Flashback to the Black Maternal Health Conference - a space built with intention from the ground up by @themotherhoodgroup

Community engagement, conferences, training, peer support, focus groups, workshops…
Different formats, same goal: events with impact ✨

After over 10 years of doing this work, I’ve learned that successful events aren’t just about numbers or aesthetics. They’re about what people leave with, and what happens after.

3 things that consistently make a difference.

Because when it’s done right, an event isn’t just a moment.
It becomes movement, connection, and change.

What’s the most impactful event you’ve ever experienced and why?

Everything, Hallelujah 🤍