DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CONSULTANT
Sandra Igwe consults organisation's and charities to better engage and impact black/BAME mother's and families through running her social enterprise for the black motherhood experience, The Motherhood Group.
She is also a Trustee for Birthrights Charity.
She understands the cultural factors behind the shocking statistics surrounding black women and health inequalities such as;
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Postnatal depression and anxiety in BAME mothers is 13% higher than in white mothers.
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Black women are the group least likely to initiate treatment for postnatal mental illness.
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Black women are also the least likely to receive follow-up treatment. This racial disparity is putting the lives of black mothers at risk as research in 2018 found that 23% of women who died in the postnatal period suffered from mental health disorders.
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Study shows that professionals in the UK lack the training and the confidence for identifying the specific needs of black women – causing black mothers to ‘fall through the net’.
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Black women are five times more likely to die during childbirth.
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Sandra can help identify the steps an organisation should take to diversify their beneficiaries as well as understand their specific needs.