Parenting

From dying in childbirth to being admitted to hospital for Covid-19 – evidence shows Black mothers face the greatest health inequalities of any parent in the UK. The words in this feature, recorded by Black women in Britain, are based on findings from Black Ballad Original Data, MBRRACE-UK and NPEU research at the University of Oxford.
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"My 6-year-old just got mad at me and told me to mute myself."
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"I said Alexa three times and she didn’t respond so she’s family now."
I am desperate for words of comfort — that I am doing this right, that when we return to whatever we return to, she will be okay.
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