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.
Episodes
13 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...
The 'Three Delays' Killing Mothers, and How We Stop Them: Professor Hadiza Galadanci
Professor Hadiza Galandaci has spent decades watching Nigerian women die from postpartum haemorrhage, a condition we know how to treat. She chose research over clinical practice because the math demanded it. Her E-MOTIVE bundle reduced severe b...
Making Medicines Affordable for Mothers and Children With Technology | Emmanuel Akpakwu | Ep.1
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 a...
From Midwives to National Policy: Inside Nigeria’s Maternal Health Revolution | H.E. Toyin Saraki | Ep.2
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 h...
The $1 Tool That’s Saving Mothers’ Lives | Dr. Sidrah Nausheen | Ep.3
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 Kh...
Turning Lived Experience Into Life-Saving Change For Black Moms | Sandra Igwe | Ep.4
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 ...
Building Smarter Systems for Safer Births in Bangladesh | Dr. Aqil Jaigirdar | Ep.5
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 Gra...
How One Woman Pushed Tanzania to Change Laws for Preemie Babies | Doris Mollel | Ep.6
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 b...
