000			01077nam a22001457a 4500
008			241010b2022 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781839970085
100			_aIgwe, Sandra
245			_aMy Black Motherhood : _bmental health, stigma, racism and the system
264			_aLondon : _bJessica Kingsley, _c2022
300			_a215p : _c22cm.
505			_aWhen 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.
520			_aWhere 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.
942			_n0
999			_c105394 _d105394