Black Maternal Health Awareness Week UK 2025 is Here

Monday 28th April - Sunday 4th May 2025 is the 6th annual Black maternal health awareness week in the UK.

This is Five X More CIC’s 6th Black Maternal Health Awareness Week, marking a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to improving outcomes for Black mothers and birthing people.

Black women are still 2.9 times likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth and 6 weeks after in the UK (MBRRACE 2024).

Five X More CIC has come together with a host of Black led organisations, individuals and health professionals for a weeklong campaign dedicated to raising awareness about the disparities in maternal outcomes.

Each day will have a different theme (see below) and we would love for you to get involved by reposting, resharing and spreading the word.

This year’s theme is ‘Transforming change’.

Below is a rundown of the week's activities and social media assets. Please feel free to save them and share on your social media. Follow us and tag your activities with #BMHAW25 and the week's hashtags. 

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We’re proud to share that @bell_ribeiroaddy has secured a Westminster Hall debate to mark @fivexmore_ Black Maternal Health UK Awareness Week.

🗓 Tuesday 29th April 2025
🕝 2:30pm - 4:00pm

This vital debate will focus on what the Government is doing to close the maternal mortality gap and what still needs to be done to ensure safer outcomes for Black mothers and birthing people in the UK.