Public leadership · policy · national collaboration

In the rooms where the decisions are made.

Sandra carries Black mothers’ expertise into government, Parliament, national taskforces, NHS leadership and public conversations — so the people most affected are present wherever care and policy are shaped.

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Sandra Igwe MBE outside 10 Downing Street

Sandra Igwe MBE meeting the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Prime Minister — With the Rt Hon Andy Burnham MP, Prime Minister

At the national table

Public work that starts with community accountability.

As a six-time guest and speaker at 10 Downing Street, Sandra brings the urgency, evidence and lived reality of Black motherhood into conversations that shape national priorities.

Her public leadership remains rooted in one simple principle: when institutions make decisions about mothers, mothers must have real power in the room.

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Parliamentary and governmental work

Sandra Igwe MBE at the parliamentary launch of the Black Maternal Mental Health report

Parliamentary report launch

Putting Black maternal mental health on the agenda.

At the parliamentary launch of the Black Maternal Mental Health report, Sandra brought the evidence, urgency and lived reality of Black mothers directly into the policy conversation.

Sandra Igwe MBE at a parliamentary meeting

Parliamentary collaboration

Visible where policy meets people.

Working with parliamentarians, public leaders and partners to make sure Black mothers' health, safety and dignity stay on the agenda.

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National roles and committees

A national decision-maker with community in view.

Sandra's contribution spans formal advisory groups, health-equity work, public consultations and cross-sector steering groups. She pairs strategic expertise with a direct line of accountability to the mothers at the heart of this work.

Sandra Igwe MBE contributing in a public conversation — Making community evidence visible.

NMC Midwifery Strategic Advisory Group

Member contributing Black mothers’ perspectives to midwifery strategy and professional practice.

National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

Health Equity Expert Reference Group member, bringing community insight into national maternity improvement.

NHS England and improvement work

Expert-by-experience contribution to maternal mental health, community engagement and culturally responsive care.

Public and parliamentary collaboration

Conversations, evidence sessions and partnerships that turn community priorities into public action.

Public life, fully lived

From Westminster to Windsor, the work stays personal.

Parliament Square

Joy, Justice, Journey.

Black Maternal Mental Health Week UK in public, with the movement visible at the heart of Westminster.

Princess Anne presenting Sandra Igwe MBE at Windsor Castle

MBE recognition

Honoured for impact.

Recognition that belongs to the mothers, communities and partners who made this movement possible.

Sandra Igwe MBE with a collaborator at a parliamentary event

Collaboration

Working across the table.

Public leadership made more meaningful through sustained, practical partnership.

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