“This is happening in the here and now, not in the past”
“There’s a stark lack of acknowledgement of the primary drivers that lead to disproportionate poorer outcomes...At the very root of it all is a reluctance to call out structural racism.”
#BMHAW2025 #BlackMaternalHealthAwarenessWeek #BMHAW25
This week is #BlackMaternalHealthAwarenessWeek.
Our 2024 manifesto promised an explicit target to end the scandal of Black & Asian maternal deaths.
Black women are still 3x more likely to die in pregnancy or childbirth. We need immediate action to close the gap.
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Five X More’s graphic for the UK Black Maternal Health Awareness Week with cartoon families along the bottom. Text: Five X More CIC presents Black Maternal Health UK Awareness Week. Theme - transforming change. 28 April to 4 May 2025. Supporting women, birthing peole, partners and health professionals with information and advocating for better outcomes
It’s the UK's 6th Annual #BlackMaternalHealthAwarenessWeek. #FiveXMore has come tog w Black led orgs, individuals & HCPs for a weeklong campaign to raise awareness about the disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women & birthing people in the UK #BMHAW25 fivexmore.org & @fivexmore_ on instagram
