Black British Voices: Black women, mothers and children remain unprotected
“Momentary shock and outrage will not save black women - only structural change and action will,” say Cambridge students Aisling and Maya
“We need
to talk about the disproportionate rate of miscarriages and stillbirth among black women – I trust healthcare individuals but not the healthcare service”.
This quote from a focus group participant, conducted by Cambridge academic Dr. Kenny Monrose for the Black British Voices Project, illustrates the broken relationship between the healthcare service and the black community. A 2018 study found that black women were five times more likely to die in childbirth than their white counterparts.