Ankur Desai

Hi, I'm Anca Desai, and in this edition... I knew that there is no way that I would have two children and Georgia wouldn't have any.

I just feel so lucky.

And every time I look at her, I just, yeah, I'm so grateful.

If you can do an act of kindness that, you know, really changes someone's life, then you should do it if you can.

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A new statue designed to celebrate the realities of pregnancy and childbirth.

The small owl that had a lucky escape after getting stuck in a cement mixer.

Plus the young feminists putting their own spin on an ancient Alpine tradition.

You're listening to The Happy Pod on the BBC World Service.

We start with a story of love, friendship and an extraordinary teenage promise.

Georgia Barrington was just 15 when she learned she'd been born with ovaries but no womb, a rare condition called Meyer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome, or MRKH.

So her best friend, Daisy Hope, promised that she would carry her baby for her when they were older.

Despite her heartbreak, Georgia continued with her dream of becoming a midwife.

And after delivering Daisy's baby, her friend became her surrogate and gave birth a few weeks ago.

They've been speaking to Emma Barnett, starting with the day the GP broke the news to Georgia.

At the time, she may as well have just said to me, you will never have children.

I remember that's all what I felt like I heard.

It was devastating.

It felt like my whole world fell apart in that room, to be honest.