Supporting Black Maternal Health with Black Mothers Matter

Today I am talking to Sonah Paton who is a co-founder of Black Mothers Matter. We’ll be talking about the importance of understanding black maternal health disparities and nuances, particularly as a birth professional.

All of The Mindful Birth Group® teaching team attend a workshop with Black Mothers Matter to ensure they are equipped to better support black and brown expectant parents and today’s episode will be slightly more angled towards birth professionals who may be wondering what work they need to do to become a true ally to black and brown families.

The topics we cover include:

• Who are Black Mothers Matter and what they do
• The training course that they offer for birth professionals
• Why it is important to have a wider understanding of the issues and disparities being faced by black and brown families
• The importance of community and celebrating joy 

Find out more about Black Mothers Matter:
https://www.blackmothersmatter.org

Follow them on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/blackmothersmatteruk/

MBRACE report information
https://www.birthcompanions.org.uk/resources/mbrrace-uk-saving-lives-improving-mothers-care-2022

This show is sponsored by The Mindful Birth Group® who provide award-winning antenatal, hypnobirthing and postnatal courses for expectant parents in-person and on Zoom. The unbiased and informative courses are designed to bring calm and confidence to your experience by making sure that you know your options, what to expect from a birth experience and how to navigate unexpected turns. All whilst sharing practical hypnobirthing/mindfulness tools and techniques to use for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

You can see all of The Mindful Birth Group® courses and resources here:

Follow us on Instagram @themindfulbirthgroup

Parents:

• Courses and the Parent Hub

Professionals:

• Train to teach with TMBG (FEDANT accredited course)
• FREE training for midwives (CPD accredited)