AWARENESS WEEK

BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2021

#BMHAW21

THEME: Changing The Narrative

Five X More CIC is hosting the second annual awareness week to highlight Black women and birthing people’s maternal health outcomes in the UK. On 13th - 18th September 2021, a weeklong campaign will be dedicated to raising awareness about the disparities in maternal outcomes for Black women and birthing people.

Black women in the UK are four times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth in comparison to a White woman (MBRRACE, 2020). The awareness week focuses on empowering Black women and birthing people to make informed choices and advocate for themselves throughout their pregnancies and after childbirth. It also focuses on educating health professionals to take active steps to ensure safer care for Black women and birthing people.

We have created resources that will be shared during the week. Please keep a look out on the website under “Awareness Week” The overall hashtag for the awareness week is #BMHAW21

For every day during the awareness week there is a different theme, each with its own unique hashtag.

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