The Birth Keepers: FBS goes global – episode five

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🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Emilee and Yolande had created an ideology and then seeded it globally – a reach Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne could not have fathomed when they began reporting on the story. They set out to trace just how far FBS has spread. This is episode five of a year-long investigation. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:03.4	Hi, it's Helen here.
0:08.9	Today in Focus is taking a little Christmas break so that we can recharge our batteries
0:12.7	ready for 2026.
0:14.6	While we're off, we're bringing you the latest series of Guardian Investigates.
0:18.9	It's presented by reporters Shirin Kala and Lucy Osborne,
0:22.2	and it tells the story of how two influencers made millions radicalising pregnant women around
0:27.7	the world. Today, part five.
0:32.7	Hi, I'm Shirin Kala and I'm Lucy Osborne. You're listening to The Birth Keepers, a new six-part series from The Guardian Investigates.
0:42.3	Just before we start, this series contains references to baby loss and maternal harm.
0:58.5	That video we told you about at the end of episode four,
1:01.1	it marked a new chapter in our investigation.
1:04.6	Shrin and I had been monitoring FBS for months,
1:08.2	but after watching that video, we dropped everything else,
1:12.6	all our other stories, that image was all we could think about.
1:14.6	We started making calls.
1:15.8	We hit the road.
1:19.0	So we're here in Omaha,
1:21.5	in the Midwest of America.
1:23.7	Traveling around the United States.
1:26.1	It's just all farms, isn't it?
1:27.3	It's just agricultural equipment. I'm just? It's just agricultural equipment. Yeah.
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