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Morad Fareed: “You can’t fix health without fixing the culture beneath it. This is fandom health.”

May 17, 2025

You can't fix maternal health by fixing ‘health.’

You have to shift the underlying culture that created it.

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Interview Directory

Morad Fareed

Dr. Michelle Williams

Debbie Phelps

Dr. Ana Langer

Pelé (in memoriam)

Omani Carson

Contessa Brewer

Alejandro Hütt

Susie Flores

Zach Bush, MD

Jeanie Carson

Bianca Sierra

Dr. Paulo Ignacio Jr.

Fareed Fareed, MD

Inspiration

“Your mother. Then your mother. Then your mother. Then your father.”
The Prophet Muhammad
c. 570–632
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.”
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
“The outstanding impression my mother has left on my memory is that of saintliness.”
Mohandas K. Gandhi
1869–1948
“Until mothers are overtaken by the pains of childbirth, the child finds no way to be born.”
Rumi
1207–1273
“The most beautiful word on the lips of mankind is the word 'Mother'… The mother is everything — she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness.”
Kahlil Gibran
1883–1931
“My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.”
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
“I must trace to my mother’s influence whatever inventiveness I possess.”
Nikola Tesla
1856–1943
“Dear Mother, joyous news today. H. A. Lorentz has telegraphed me that the English expeditions have actually proved the deflection of light by the sun.”
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
“She was such a good, kind mother to me, and indeed my best friend. Oh! who was happier than I, when I could still utter the sweet name of mother, and it was heard?”
Ludwig van Beethoven
1770–1827
“My mother was the making of me. She was so true, so sure of me, and I felt I had someone to live for, someone I must not disappoint.”
Thomas Edison
1847–1931
“As a mother at the risk of her life watches over her own child, her only child, so let every one cultivate a boundless mind towards all beings.”
The Buddha
c. 5th century BCE
“Your mother. Then your mother. Then your mother. Then your father.”
The Prophet Muhammad
c. 570–632
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.”
Maya Angelou
1928–2014

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Team Assists

Chaperone AssistNo mother goes to her appointment alone.
Baby Bath AssistA partner learns the routine — and owns it.
Childcare AssistHolding the baby so mom can finally rest.
Grocery AssistTaking the weekly run off a recovering mother’s plate.
Chaperone AssistNo mother goes to her appointment alone.
Baby Bath AssistA partner learns the routine — and owns it.

Baby Bath Assist — Holding the baby so mom can finally rest.

Baby Bath AssistA partner learns the routine — and owns it.

Childcare AssistHolding the baby so mom can finally rest.

Grocery AssistTaking the weekly run off a recovering mother’s plate.

Chaperone AssistNo mother goes to her appointment alone.

Leaderboard

319Motherhood stories collected316 audio stories on the FC Mother platform + 3 interviews in Motherhood on this siteSource: FC Mother platform; Assists Universe interviewsAs of Oct 2026

7,700+Assists deliveredNurse-led, peer and family support actions delivered to the Brazil pilot cohort over nine monthsSource: ASSISTS Impact ReportAs of 2025

98Assists per mother7,700+ assists ÷ 79 mothers, over nine monthsSource: ASSISTS Impact ReportAs of 2025

43%Mental-health improvementSF-36 mental component score improvement, n = 79 mothersSource: ASSISTS Impact ReportAs of 2025

Testimonials

Mother assisted in Brazil

“This should have existed six years ago during my first pregnancy. I wouldn’t have felt so alone, insecure, and fearful of pregnancy.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“Knowing that I could reach out at any time and that someone would answer made all the difference for me.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“I’m a first-time mom, and this has been a unique experience for me, because I know I’m not alone.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“When I joined this mothers’ group, I felt more and more confident and capable; it made pregnancy feel lighter. I’m so grateful to be part of this project.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“The emotional support was just as important as the medical guidance.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“Hearing other mothers’ stories helped me feel stronger and more prepared.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“I am a young woman of 22 years old and I didn’t understand even half about motherhood and pregnancy. The exchange of experiences with other mothers and with the nurses helped me a lot.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“When I got pregnant, I thought I would be incapable of many things because I didn’t have a support network. Through FC Mother, I was able to follow other mothers’ experiences, and I felt welcomed.”

Mother assisted in Brazil

“Sometimes all we need is someone to listen and say that what we’re feeling is normal.”

Source: ASSISTS Impact Report 2025

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