Our Team

Black Mothers Matter is a founded and directed by three Black mothers who after being a vital support network for each other in the perinatal period wanted to extend that support to others.

  • Founder

    Aisha gave birth to her first baby in February 2020. Her pregnancy was medically uneventful though she experienced a post partum haemorrhage after delivery. She struggled establishing breastfeeding and is certain a breastfeeding consultant saved her breastfeeding journey.

    She studied Medicine at the University of Bristol. Since graduating as a doctor in 2009 she has worked in a variety of hospital departments. In 2005 she qualified as a general practitioner. She is a CQC registered manager at her GP practice, and in her first year of the role led the practice to be awarded with an Outstanding rating. She is also a director of a Domiciliary care company.

    She is passionate about healthcare and is a staunch supporter of the NHS.

  • Founder

    Two years after marrying her husband, Yomi gave birth to her first child. She birthed one week into the first 2020 lockdown. She had gestational diabetes. She was induced and the labour was relatively fast, however she did experience some postpartum issues which added to the challenge of becoming a mum.

    She graduated from University of Bristol with a master’s in chemistry then went on to work in chemical regulatory compliance for several large corporates, including 3M and Airbus, before making the switch to consumer electronics in recent years.

    She describes motherhood as the most challenging and thought-provoking role she ever held, yet the single most rewarding.

  • Founder and Managing Director

    Sonah is a mother to three. Her first child was born pre-term after Sonah went into spontaneous labour at 28 weeks. Her other 2 children were born full-term, the youngest in a pool at home. 

    Sonah has a BSc Economics & Sociology from University of Bristol. She has spent 10+ years working in graphic design agencies across the south west as a project manager for FMCG clients. Following her first child she returned to work on a freelance part time basis.

    More recently she has switched her focus to community projects and is an ex-director at St Paul’s Adventure Playground, Bristol.