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News24
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- Lifestyle
- News24
3 simple steps to help you go natural
For us as Black women, our hair is a clear sign of our personal identity. Most of us have had our hair chemically treated at some point. So how does one transition back from treated to natural hair? Here is a quick guide to getting back to 100 percent natural hair. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hulisani Ravele (@hulisaniravele) 1. You need time Transitioning takes time. Whether you decide to cut it all off and leave it to grow, or let it grow while wearing a protective hairstyle, the transition still takes time. Exactly how long depends on genetics and lifestyle factors. So be prepared to wait a few months to a year to go back to being 100 percent natural. 2. Conditioning is essential During the transition phase, the interface between your new natural hair growth and chemically treated hair is extremely sensitive. So treat it with extra care and avoid heat treatments. Deep condition it more often – at least once a week. 3. Plan your look The fact that you've opted for natural hair means that you're no longer interested in looking the way you did with your chemically treated hair. You need to feel good during this time, so you need to find a look that suits you and maintains your confidence as you transition. Invest in some great transitional looks like braids or Afro wigs to cover your head during this time. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bokangs Hair (@bokangshair)
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Birmingham MP says maternity care for black women must improve
An MP has said maternity care for black women "has to improve" after an inquiry into services got under Hamilton, who represents Birmingham Erdington, said one in four black women receiving maternal care were "dying or having poor outcomes" across Labour MP's comments came after the health and social care select committee, of which she is acting chair, launched its inquiry into black maternal health earlier this week."Mothers go into hospital and it's supposed to be a happy occasion," she told BBC Politics Midlands. "But they're coming out with no children, dying or are disabled for some reason. It has to be improved."Ms Hamilton defended the government on the issue and said it was committed to improving maternity services in the NHS. 'Not really fair' Councillor Ade Adeyemo, leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Solihull Council, agreed people from ethnic minorities "do extremely badly in maternity".He criticised the government's reorganisation of integrated care boards (ICBs), which he said would distract health leaders from improving services."The focus is not going to be on maternity care," he said. "By the time they finish sorting out the reorganisation, we've got mothers, parents, families who are having to go through bad experiences with their maternity which is not really fair."Ex-Conservative MP Theo Clarke, who represented Stafford from 2019 to 2024, recently criticised the government for its lack of progress in improving maternity care. She suffered severe blood loss and needed emergency surgery following a 40-hour labour to deliver her daughter at the Royal Stoke University Hospital in Conservative Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Ben Adams praised Ms Clarke for raising an issue that many first-time mothers "didn't feel comfortable raising"."Having a child is such a wonderful thing but it is a traumatic, massive act and I think fundamentally we need the NHS and others to listen very carefully about what Theo has said about how they can improve," he added. 'Greater needs' As a result of a landmark review into maternity care at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, NHS England said it would increase spending on maternity care by £95m a analysis of NHS funding for this year, carried out by the Health Service Journal, showed just £2m of the £95m was to be ringfenced for and Social Care Minister Stephen Kinnock defended the government's decision and said decisions about funding should be made locally by told BBC Politics Midlands: "They are best placed to determine how best to manage care across their areas. There will be greater needs in some parts of the country than others." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
