S1E5: Radical Peer Support for Black Mothers

Founder of The Motherhood Group, a social enterprise that supports the Black maternal experience, Sandra Igwe discusses her advocacy for the importance of ‘radical peer support’ for Black mothers. Sandra is also a writer and poet, and author of My Black Motherhood: Mental Health, Stigma, Racism and the System. In her book, she uses her voice, and many other Black mothers’ experiences to demand that Black women are listened to, believed, and understood by healthcare professionals.Your host is writer, artist and midwife, Laura Godfrey-Isaacs.To find out more, head to https://www.maternaljournal.org/.