Live Panel: Wellbeing for ethnic minority women
Topic: Healthcare and baby loss for ethnic minority women
Making healthcare work for ethnic minority women
Date & Time: Thursday 19 October (11am-12noon)
Duration: 45mins (+15mins Q&A)
Facilitator: Gemma Poole
Gemma Poole is a registered midwife, who turned her frustration with inadequate and exclusionary maternity care, into a support network for Black women and training that equip healthcare professionals to push for change.
This year Black History Month has been dedicated to honouring the achievements of Black women who are oſten the forgotten heroines. We used this opportunity to amplify their voices and challenge the healthcare system to better serve them. The goal of this webinar is to foster understanding, provide support, and drive positive change within the community to make healthcare work for all ethnic minority women.
Discussion points:
- Main areas to focus our attention to improve health outcomes for ethnic minority women
- What are the common barriers to care and how to overcome them?
- Baby loss (miscarriage) trends for ethnic minority women. What we can all do to overcome the stigma in the community.
- Where to get the right information and support. Signposting to ensure internal and external access to the appropriate support at the right time and from the right sources for all colleagues.
Click here to watch the recording of this live event.
Please click the links below for relevant resources and support:
African Caribbean background and heart health - BHF
Diabetes UK - Know diabetes. Fight diabetes. | Diabetes UK
Baby Loss Charity, Counselling & Support UK | Petals (petalscharity.org)
Home - Cruse Bereavement Support
Baby loss information and support | Tommy's (tommys.org)
Welcome to our Specialist Support Helpline | Tommy's (tommys.org)
Baby loss support - for dads and partners | Tommy's (tommys.org)
Baby loss stories | Tommy's (tommys.org)
THE ESSENTIAL BABY COMPANY - Learning Packages
