by Mars Lord | Nov 20, 2019 | Mars, reproductive justice
Waiting In Anticipation Mars Lord 20th November 2019 It’s about this time of year that the MBRRACE study is released. The last one brought the shocking statistic that with the relatively rare cases of maternal mortality, black women are five times more at risk than...
by Mars Lord | Apr 24, 2019 | Mars
Black Maternal Health Week Mars Lord 24th April 2019 Today is my 52nd birthday. My godmother called me today to wish me a happy birthday. In the middle of our conversation she told me how her daughter, my god sister, nearly died when she gave birth two years ago....
by Mars Lord | Nov 29, 2018 | Mars, reproductive justice
Reproductive Justice Retreat 2018 Mars Lord 29th November 2018 Devon in the winter probably isn’t everyone’s idea of a long weekend away, but that’s where eighteen women found themselves on 22nd November 2018. We arrived to a beautiful set of cottages in Witheridge....
by Mars Lord | Sep 6, 2018 | Mars
Cultural Competency In The Birth World Mars Lord 6th September 2018 One of the problems with talking about cultural competency, is that the studies aren’t quite there yet. A problem that we have when we talk about cultural competency in the UK is that people...
by Mars Lord | Jul 4, 2018 | Mars
Pregnancy, Motherhood and Village Mars Lord 4th July 2018 I’d like us to look for a moment at Pregnancy, Motherhood and the Village way. I don’t know how many of you are aware of this but black women are 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth than...
by Mars Lord | Jun 18, 2018 | Mars
In Conversation with Kimberly Seals Allers Mars Lord 17th June 2018 It’s been a fabulous week. First I ran my Abuela Doulas Preparation Course with 7 fantastic women whose ethnic origins ranged from Uganda to Cuba, Jamaica to Cote d’Ivoire. As you can imagine, it was...
