I’m fighting to make sure black mothers aren’t ignored

MOTHER’S DAY this year is going to be very special for Sandra Igwe as she celebrates it with her young daughters.

“I’m looking forward to home-made cards from my three girls, and my husband is taking me out for my favourite Nigerian food. I can’t wait,” she says.

Sandra Igwe and her daughters

It’s also a time to reflect on how far she’s come in what started out as a one-woman quest to make sure no mum gets left behind.

Lying in a hospital bed nine years ago having just given birth to her first child...