⚠️ Trigger Warning
She gave birth to twins.
Days later she was placed in an induced coma.
She woke up a quadruple amputee.
If you felt unheard during your pregnancy, birth or postnatal care - and you or your baby suffered harm as a result - you are not alone.
@themotherhoodgroup works closely with one of our trusted legal partners at @leighday_law , who specialise in maternity and clinical negligence cases.
For confidential advice or to understand your options, you can contact their specialist maternity team:
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You deserve to be listened to.
Thank you for sharing your story with us @__deeshh
I still can’t quite believe I’m writing this. I’ve been awarded an MBE! ✨😭🙌🏾❤️ This feels surreal.
An MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) is a national honour, awarded on behalf of the monarch, approved by the Prime Minister, and formally conferred by the King or a senior member of the Royal Family. Knowing that King Charles III has recognised my work is something I’m still trying to process.
What people usually see are the results.
The conferences. The headlines. The panels. The “impact”.
What they don’t see is what it’s taken to get here.
Over nine years of repeating the same truths when people weren’t ready to hear them.
Nine years of sharing my own story.
Nine years of influencing policy, research, commissions, and closed rooms where decisions are made.
Building peer support programmes.
Driving digital innovation.
Designing and delivering public sector programmes at scale.
Leading large scale research and national reports.
Delivering consultancy, CPD accredited training and courses for healthcare practitioners across the NHS.
Influencing and changing employment and workplace policies around maternal health.
All while listening to thousands of Black mothers share deeply traumatic experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood.
Holding those stories with care.
Translating lived experience into evidence.
Turning what mothers trusted me with into recommendations, systems change, and real solutions.
This honour is not just for me.
It’s for every Black mother who trusted me with her truth.
This is only a snapshot of the work.
But today, I’m allowing myself to pause and say, it mattered.
Honoured to speak in Los Angeles at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit 🇺🇸about Black maternal mental health, systems change, community support, and the realities Black mothers continue to face globally + solutions for improvement.
From building in the UK to now having these conversations internationally, it’s a reminder that this work reaches far beyond borders.
The stories. The honesty. The mothers. The conversations after the talk. I’ll carry all of it with me.
@themotherhoodgroup
Los Angeles, here I come 🇺🇸
Looking forward to being a Keynote Speaker at the Black Maternal Mental Health Summit USA 2026.
Honoured to be in the room with advocates, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, community leaders and organisations all pushing this work forward. I’ll be sharing what we’ve built in the UK, the realities Black mothers face, and the change we still need to see globally.
Grateful for the journey. The work continues.
Did you see this? A new study shows the risks Black women face in pregnancy are not genetic - they are linked to long-term stress from racism and inequality.
This is not just about healthcare.
It’s about what the body carries over time.
We cannot treat outcomes without addressing the cause. #maternitycare #blackmaternalhealth #maternalhealth
Flashback to the Black Maternal Health Conference - a space built with intention from the ground up by @themotherhoodgroup
Community engagement, conferences, training, peer support, focus groups, workshops…
Different formats, same goal: events with impact ✨
After over 10 years of doing this work, I’ve learned that successful events aren’t just about numbers or aesthetics. They’re about what people leave with, and what happens after.
3 things that consistently make a difference.
Because when it’s done right, an event isn’t just a moment.
It becomes movement, connection, and change.
What’s the most impactful event you’ve ever experienced and why?
Just spoke on Sky News towards the end of Black Maternal Health Week.
“The NHS has announced every maternity service in England will have to upend clinical standards to reduce the number of women who d*e during or after pregnancy.”
It’s important to expose the truth. So many lived experiences go unseen or are swept under the carpet…
@themotherhoodgroup we lead with exposure, and real lived experiences, because that is what drives accountability.
When the truth is visible, it becomes harder to ignore, and that is where real change begins. #blackmaternalhealth
⚠️Trigger warning: birth trauma, medical negligence, disability.
Picture giving birth to your twins and leaving the hospital in a wheelchair a year later. This is the story of Aramide Caunt - a midwife, a mother, and now a powerful voice for Black maternal health. Her story is one of missed opportunities, ignored symptoms, and a system that failed her at every turn. But she refused to stay silent.
At @themotherhoodgroup , we are led to share stories like Aramide’s - because change only comes when we stop looking away.
Thank you for trusting us with your story, Aramide. Your courage will save lives. 🤍 @theblackmaternaladvocate@aramide.ca
but honestly, I’d take ten more just like them 🥰- P.S. No real alcohol was consumed during the making of this video 😅
#proseccogirl #proseccoreels #momhumor #mumlife #relatablemom
