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Black mums "don't like to speak about depression"

Mums Sandra Igwe and Jen Henry both experienced anxiety after childbirth, but say they found it difficult to discuss these issues in the black community.
Sandra told Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Minute: "There is a pressure for black mums to be superwomen", leaving little room to speak about their problems. As a result she set up The Motherhood Group - a support network where black women can speak about the issues they are facing.
Around a fifth of new mums in the UK suffer from mental health problems.
The Mental Health Foundation say Black British women are most likely to have a common mental health problem.

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