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Two Palestinian entrepreneurs, one who feeds a million labour workers a year through The Giving Family, one who bakes knafeh as a bridge between communities, both nearly lost themselves to grief and nearly lost their own lives to childbirth complications they couldn't have predicted. Fatti and Fatmah close the season with a conversation about legacy, about giving, and about what we're al...

Imad Alarnab had a restaurant empire in Damascus. In six days, the Syrian war took it all. He fled with nothing, cooked for 400 refugees on church steps in Calais, and watched pregnant women make impossible journeys across borders. He never stopped cooking. This episode is about what it means to witness the vulnerability of mothers in crisis, and how one man's grief for his homeland became ge...

Humza Yousaf on why governments must treat maternal health as a strategic investment, not an afterthought. From Scotland's Baby Box and Best Start Grants to raising his own taxes to fund them, a conversation about what political leadership grounded in faith, empathy, and equity actually looks like in practice. Support Every Pregnancy: Follow Every Pregnancy on IG @everypregnancy  Subscribe to...

Nadeen Ayoub made history as the first Miss Palestine at Miss Universe, then came home to a reality where Palestinian mothers give birth without clean water, without safe passage through checkpoints, without knowing if they'll survive. Nadeen refuses to let occupation define identity. This episode explores what it means to fight for every mother's dignity when your entire people are figh...

Babies born too soon are often born invisible to health systems, policy, and public concern. Born prematurely herself, Doris Mollel is the founder of the Doris Mollel Foundation and has made it her life’s mission to support mothers and babies who begin their journey too soon. She discusses the stigma surrounding prematurity, her foundation’s neonatal care projects, and how better policy—and compas...

When doctors are few and time is everything, predicting risk can mean the difference between life and death. Dr. Aqil Jaigirdar, founder of the Maternal Aid Association (MAA Global), shares how his team is building digital tools—like Gravida—to predict and prevent complications during pregnancy. From tackling limited doctor-to-patient ratios to using AI and community networks, he outlines a pragma...

Around the world, the color of your skin can still determine whether you survive childbirth. Sandra Igwe, Founder of The Motherhood Group, speaks candidly about her own traumatic birth experience and how it led her to campaign for Black maternal health. She shares what the data show—Black women are 3.7 times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth—and how collective advocacy is shifting...

A simple, one-dollar tool is changing how postpartum hemorrhage is detected and treated, saving mothers’ lives in minutes.  From Karachi to Islamabad, Dr. Sidrah Nausheen, Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology at Aga Khan University, is leading lifesaving innovations in one of South Asia’s highest-risk maternal health settings. In this episode, she shares the personal story that shap...

Maternal deaths are not accidents; they are failures of systems, leadership, and accountability. Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, Founder of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa, reflects on decades of advocacy for respectful maternity care and health-system accountability. From WASH standards in Nigerian hospitals to community midwives, she highlights why good governance and compassion must go hand in han...

Access to basic medicines shouldn’t depend on your postcode, but for millions, it still does.  Emmanuel Akpakwu, founder of Axmed, is reimagining the pharmaceutical supply chain to make high-quality medicines affordable for mothers and children. He explains how his social enterprise uses technology to aggregate demand, cut 350% mark-ups, and return profits to strengthen local health systems. Learn...

Explore how we can make every pregnancy safe with host Isra Chaker, Syrian-American mother, activist, and CEO of Every Pregnancy.  Born Into highlights the thinkers, scientists, and advocates driving change in maternal health worldwide.  Subscribe to join the movement and never miss an episode. Support Every Pregnancy: Follow Every Pregnancy on IG @everypregnancy  Subscribe to our Youtube: https:/...