Born Into
Every pregnancy should be safe, yet nearly 800 mothers die daily from preventable complications.
Brought to you by Every Pregnancy, a global coalition of health organizations, Born Into is a maternal health podcast that explores what needs to happen to make moms and babies safe worldwide. The show invites the world’s most dynamic thinkers, scientists, and advocates to share solutions to this critical issue.
Born Into is hosted by Isra Chaker, a Syrian-American mother, activist, and CEO of Every Pregnancy. Isra’s empathetic worldview and track record of leadership lend the show’s serious subject matter an undeniable warmth and positivity.
Subscribe now to hear the powerful stories transforming maternal health around the world.
Born Into
Episodes
What Motherhood Looks Like Under Occupation: Miss Palestine Nadeen Ayoub | S2 E1
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 r...
When You Hold a Woman Back, You Hold a Nation Back: Humza Yousaf
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 g...
From Damascus to London: Food, Dignity, and Giving Back with Imad Alarnab
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 sto...
If You Save One Life, You Save All of Humanity - A Conversation with Fadie Musallet & Fatmah Muhammad
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 com...
Why America's Maternal Health System is Failing Black Families: Bruce McIntyre III
Amber Rose Isaac died in childbirth in April 2020. For months, her deteriorating platelet levels went unaddressed. At the hospital, Bruce McIntyre was called "Mr. Baby Daddy" and denied access to his partner. In this episode, Bruce speaks about...