TY  - BOOK
AU  - Igwe, Sandra
TI  - My Black Motherhood: mental health, stigma, racism and the system
SN  - 9781839970085
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - Jessica Kingsley
N1  - When Reality Does Not Match Expectations -- When Lack of Trust Stops You from Asking for Help -- When She Can't Be Depressed Because She's Black -- Shame and Weakness : The Strong Black Women Myth -- 'Pray It Away' : Faith vs. Mental Health -- Social Support or Social Smothering? : Culture and Community -- Black Mum Joy : Listen and Reflect
N2  - Where are the safe spaces for Black mums? Like many new mums, Sandra Igwe developed postnatal anxiety and depression, but found she was stereotyped and dismissed. Only by creating a community who 'got it' did she find empowerment and joy. Sandra speaks out in the failings in the support that is meant to reach all mothers; but excludes Black women
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