Black Maternal Health

checking for jaundice in babies with darker skin #baby #jaundice #midwife

14 April 2024

Hi, I'm Marley 👋🏽

Hi, I'm Marley 👋🏽 Most of the posts on this page are educational, but as I've had an influx of new followers lately, let me tell you a bit more about me. I live near London in the UK with my…

7 March 2022

The National Institute For Clinical Excellence (NICE) UK, are proposing recommending…

The National Institute For Clinical Excellence (NICE) UK, are proposing recommending routine induction at 39 weeks if you are not White. Before we delve deeper into this, it's not an 'induction is…

5 July 2021

Well you all probably know by now that's today marks the International Day of the Midwife

Well you all probably know by now that's today marks the International Day of the Midwife. I've seen and been tagged in lots of post supporting this years theme: Invest in midwives. A midwife's …

5 May 2021

Dear Birth Team

Dear Birth Team.... Some of the stories I hear sadden me. Why are people still feeling unheard? Why is implicit bias clearly still rife in the birthing world and having such an impact on the…

7 February 2021

I posted this picture a few hours ago but it was removed by instagram, perhaps because…

I posted this picture a few hours ago but it was removed by instagram, perhaps because someone reported it as it showed a baby's bum. If you want to view the original image, check it out on…

31 December 2020

Blue - grey spots (previously referred to as Mongolian spots)

Blue - grey spots (previously referred to as Mongolian spots) All of my babies have had these. Luckily my mum told me of them when I had my first son as she had witnessed them when I was born,…

31 December 2020

@skynews covered the issue of disparities in maternal mortality rates by ethnicity

@skynews covered the issue of disparities in maternal mortality rates by ethnicity. @mumsandtea & @_prosperitys featured in this report as the founders of the @fivexmore_ campaign. Birth stories…

26 November 2020

I quite often get asked how to conceive twins but other than IVF, conceiving twins…

I quite often get asked how to conceive twins but other than IVF, conceiving twins naturally is usually just a fluke occurance amongst some women. . There are however some factors that increase…

29 July 2020

The uterine fibroid, also known as leiomyoma or myoma, is a mass of compacted muscle…

The uterine fibroid, also known as leiomyoma or myoma, is a mass of compacted muscle and fibrous tissue that grows on the wall (or sometimes on the outside) of the uterus. They can be small like a…

9 July 2020

Following on from my earlier post

Following on from my earlier post... I invite you to join @fivexmore_ in the #fivexmore selfie challenge to raise awareness on the issue of black and Asian women being signiificantly higher risk…

30 April 2020

Spent most of the week indoors due to the stormy weather and cold but decided to…

Spent most of the week indoors due to the stormy weather and cold but decided to venture out with 3 out of 5. The kids are all of school this week on half term and have literally wrecked the house…

21 February 2020

Postpartum hair!

Postpartum hair! My hair appeared to grow really quick during my pregnancy and I am now waiying for the big fall out. Its been nearly 6 weeks so maybe I'll be lucky this time 😁 I need some…

5 March 2019