About Maternally
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders affect up to 1 in 5 mothers — yet across the Gulf, culturally attuned, clinically credible support has been hard to find. Maternally exists to close that gap.
Built for the Gulf, from the start
Most perinatal mental health tools are built for a US or European context, then translated as an afterthought. Maternally starts from the opposite premise: Arabic is a first-class language, not a translation layer, with full right-to-left design and regionally correct crisis resources for Bahrain, the UAE, and KSA from day one.
That means validated clinical instruments where the Arabic translation itself has been through clinical review, a tone that speaks to mothers directly and with dignity (أنتِ), and an escalation protocol that calls the right hotline for the right country — not a US number that doesn't work here.
Built by three co-founders
Maternally is led by Yasmine El Mouallem, alongside co-founders Ramzi Qannati and Vijaysarathi Kallam — a team spanning maternal health, regional commercial leadership, and enterprise technology.
Yasmine El Mouallem
Founder & CEO
IBCLC and PMH-C certified, with a background in maternal health, wellbeing, and community engagement across retail and nonprofit sectors.
