Too often, the story of Black and Brown maternal health is framed around pain and struggle. But what if we shifted the focus to joy, resilience, and positive transformation? This blog explores how we can move beyond fear-based narratives to celebrate real progress in birth equity—highlighting initiatives in Scotland that are making a tangible difference

What is it about being Black or Brown that increases health risk factors? Is it the melanin?

To address health inequities, we must understand and acknowledge three things- power, privilege and positionality.

Disparities in patient (service users) health outcomes and career progression and attainment for our workforce in obstetrics and gynaecology are simply different sides of the same coin. That coin is systemic racism.

If we perceive individuals and communities as damaged, we will never expect them to survive, let alone thrive. This vlog is a spoken word performance exploring storytelling, identity, stereotypes and statistics.