About this episode

This episode explores the experiences of MBA students navigating their studies while pregnant, featuring personal stories and insights from two alumnae.

Welcome to a special Student Life feature of INSEAD's In the Know podcast. In this episode, host Eva Laporte from the Student Life team on the Europe campus explores a side of the MBA experience that's rarely discussed: pursuing one of the world's most intense MBA programmes while expecting a baby. Eva is joined by two inspiring MBA'25J alumnae, Sophie Delaye and Therese Langseth, who share their personal journeys through case studies, exams, recruiting and group projects, all while navigating pregnancy. From the shock of finding out, to managing morning sickness during exams, to receiving unexpected support from their cohort and their class officer, Elisa Duperry, Sophie and Teresa open up about the realities, challenges and joys of this unique chapter. Tune in to hear how ambition, resilience and community came together to redefine what's possible at INSEAD. Episode timestamps 0:00 Introduction: navigating MBA life while expecting1:01 Sophie's background and finding out early in the programme1:45 Teresa's background and an unplanned pregnancy before P2 exams2:48 Did pregnancy make them reconsider the MBA?4:42 Day-to-day impact in class and managing symptoms6:36 Strategies and…

People in this episode

Host: Eva Laporte

Guests: Sophie Delaye, Therese Langseth

Topics covered

• pregnancy
• MBA experience
• student life
• support systems
• challenges
• resilience

Keywords

• MBA
• pregnancy
• student life
• support
• challenges
• resilience
• INSEAD

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INSEAD

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