S6 E11 | Black Baby Loss Awareness with Alicia Burnett

In this episode of The Worst Girl Gang Ever, hosts Bex Gunn & Laura Buckingham talk to Alicia Burnett, co-founder of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week.  Alicia is incredibly honest in sharing her personal story. She talks about going back to her training as a student midwife and the difficulties she faced with people trying to assess how much sympathy she should be receiving. Alicia also discusses the cultural differences in the black community and why miscarriage is not talked about. She explains why she started Black Baby Loss Awareness Week and talks about the institutional racism in maternity and healthcare services and why representation matters so much. She urges everyone to treat individuals with empathy and respect and to recognize that every journey is unique. In this episode you will hear:  What led Alicia to start Black Baby Loss Awareness Week How Alicia dealt with bereavement while pregnant The significance of cultural differences in the black community when it comes to discussing miscarriage Why representation is so important To support the fantastic work Alicia is doing, follow her at: https://www.instagram.com/midwife_alicia/ and https://www.instagram.com/blackbabylossawareness/ The Warriorship is a membership to help you navigate life after baby loss. It covers every stage of the recovery pathway, and provides support, advice, and a range of emotional tools to help you through this difficult time. This is more than a support group. For more information and to join The Warriorship go to: https://theworstgirlgangever.co.uk/warriorship/ The Worst Girl Gang Ever is a real, honest emotive podcast that covers the heartbreaking subject of miscarriage, infertility and baby loss, expect honest conversations about unspoken experiences. Hosted by TWGGE founders Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham, this show is a chance to break the silence and really open up the dialogue around the topic of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. No more shame, no more taboo - let's ditch that for our children; the ones that will come, the ones that are and the ones that never came to be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices