Manchester’s minority ethnic women to tell ‘untold stories’ of childbirth

Oral history project will preserve experiences, traditions and cultural practices of black and Asian mothers

The experiences, cultural practices and traditions of black and Asian women during pregnancy and childbirth are to be preserved in an archive in Manchester as part of an oral history project.

Holding Her Space, a community organisation that supports new mothers and mothers-to-be from minority ethnic backgrounds, has launched the intergenerational project to create culturally competent resources and provide education using creative arts.

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