by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Apr 25, 2023 | Campaigns, Parliamentary Work
I founded the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Black Maternal Health because we have known about the inequalities facing Black mothers for decades and failed to address them. The colour of a mother’s skin should have no bearing on her health outcomes or her baby’s....
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Nov 2, 2022 | Parliamentary Work
In November, I secured a debate on Black Maternal Health. In 2022, Black women in the UK are over three times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth than their white counterparts. Behind the harrowing statistics on Black maternal health, there are thousands...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | May 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Black women are four times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth. When the Government is asked take action on this, they often claim they don’t have enough data. This week, campaign organisation Five X More (the Secretariat of the All Party Parliamentary...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Apr 25, 2022 | Parliamentary Work
In September last year, I joined Five X More to found the All Party-Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Black Maternal Health. This month saw our first public meeting in Parliament as we discussed the progress made since Five X More founders Clotilde Abe and Atinuke Awe...
by Bell Ribeiro-Addy | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles
We’re coming to the end of the second annual Black Maternal Health Awareness Week, founded by fantastic campaign group Five X More. Set up by Black mums Tinuke and Clo, Five X More have done so much already to put this issue on the agenda over the last three years....
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