Spotlight on Care
Black Nurses and Maternal Mental Health
Maternal mental health affects families at every level, yet the disparities facing Black women in the United Kingdom remain profound and often overlooked.
One in ten women experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after birth, but Black women are more likely to face poorer outcomes, less likely to be heard and too often left undiagnosed or unsupported.
This feature honours the Black nurses, midwives and mental health professionals who continue to hold the line. They provide culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care while advocating fiercely for mothers who deserve to be safe, believed and properly supported.
Perinatal conditions such as depression, anxiety, PTSD and postpartum psychosis are real, serious and treatable. The right care and the right voices can change everything.
If you care about health equity, maternal wellbeing and the brilliant professionals serving our communities, this is essential reading.
Read the full feature: https://www.nbwn.org/post/spotlight-on-care
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