Born Into… is a podcast rooted in Every Pregnancy’s mission: saving the lives of mothers and babies around the world.
Hosted by Isra Chaker, the show explores the systemic issues facing maternal and newborn health by sharing raw, real-life experiences of individuals from marginalized communities, while also amplifying the voices of work of experts and advocates working to create lasting change.
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, …
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 conve…
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 impo…
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 n…
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 …
Maternal deaths are not accidents; they are failures of systems, leadership, and accountability. Her Excellency Toyin Saraki reflects on decades of advocacy for respectful maternity care and health-sy…
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 Obst…
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 …
When doctors are few and time is everything, predicting risk can mean the difference between life and death. Dr. Aqil Jaigirdar shares how his team is building digital tools—like Gravida—to predic…
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 li…
For International Women’s Day, we talk about something people rarely say out loud: giving birth is still dangerous. This episode explores why maternal health is still a global issue and how we can d…
Every Pregnancy is a fiscally sponsored initiative of Capital for Good USA, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Paoli, PA, USA (EIN: 27-0915757)
