Healthcare Professionals
As a company, our mission has always been to make birth education more accessible for all, because we believe everyone deserves equal access to the knowledge, tools and support for the best birth possible. In aid of that mission, we’ve so far focused on removing financial and geographical barriers. However, we realise that we have overlooked how significantly white privilege contributes to a positive birth experience and have not explored in any depth the specific barriers that might prevent minority groups from engaging in antenatal education.
“The inequalities in maternity care for Black and Asian women have been highlighted in several recent reports. The Positive Birth Company has responded to this call to action by producing this informative and empowering resource for health professionals. This course will help midwives and other maternity healthcare professionals to understand some of the issues which create inequalities in maternity care and what they can do to improve the care for Black and Brown women.”
What’s covered in the workshop:
The disparity in maternal mortality and morbidity rates between Black, Mixed Race & Asian women and their white counterparts within the UK.
People and minority communities within the NHS
Exploration of why the disparities exist
Disparities that patients and staff may experience
The differences between cultural awareness, sensitivity & safety
Talking about race and anti-racism
Biases and assumptions
System change and cultural humility
Areas of Education
“Anti-racism is slow steady work. But if you’re going to be a safe practitioner, I feel that anti-racism has to be part of it. ”
Contributors include:
Dr Ria Clarke - NHS Obs & Gynae Registrar
Benash Nazmeen - Midwife & Midwifery Educator
Sharifa Milford Al-Hashemy - NHS Inclusion Lead
Carina White - Black Mum’s Upfront
Atinuke & Clotilde - Co-Founders Five X More
