Race & Reproduction Monday 8th March 2021, 1300-1415
This event brought together four amazing women from minority backgrounds to discuss baby loss, infertility, female genital mutilation, periods, pain and pelvic floor.
The panellists for the event were Le’Nise Brothers a registered nutritionist who specialises in women’s health, hormones and the menstrual cycle and hosts the Period Story podcast, a programme where she talks to women about their first period and the myths and misconceptions about periods. Seetal Savla, a freelance writer who aims to banish the extra stigma faced by women of colour struggling with infertility, Dr Shema Tariq (Academic and Consultant in HIV/Sexual Health, and Trustee of Tommy’s Baby Charity) who shared her personal experience of infertility and baby loss, and Dr Sohier Elneil a Consultant urogynaecologist who talked about FGM: addressing the hidden problems of chronic pain and other pelvic floor problems. The event was chaired by Asma Ashraf a nurse who works in HIV/Sexual Health research at UCL’s Institute for Global Health & a member of the UCL Race Equality Steering Group and Joyce Harper, Professor of Reproductive Science and author of Your Fertile Years.
The recording of the event can be watched here.
Picture Seetal Savla
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