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Modern Day MissionariesWhat No One Tells Missionaries About Giving Birth Abroad with Chandler GilowWhat if one of the biggest ministry transitions isn’t a move to a new country, but welcoming a baby into your family—far from home? How do you navigate prenatal care, birth plans, and cultural expectations in a foreign medical system? In this episode, Chandler Gilow, founder of The Global Birth Coach, shares insights from her own overseas birth experience and equips missionary families with the wisdom, resources, and community they need for this season. Whether you're an expecting parent, a teammate, or a supporter back home, this conversation will change...2025-04-0342 min
The Expat Birth PodcastIndonesia to Malaysia: An Unexpected Cesarean BirthIn this episode we discuss: The reality of home-birth abroad.
Water-birth
Pregnancy in the first year abroad.
The energy it requires to track down care options.
Host culture expectations in pregnancy
Traveling frequently in pregnancy
Relocating for birth
Supportive expat community
Nausea/Vomiting in labor
Unplanned cesarean
Processing and grieving unmet birth expectations.
Planning for further VBAC2023-08-101h 11The Expat Birth PodcastPregnancy and Birth in the First 13 Months: A Vaginal Birth in HungaryIn this episode, Alex joins us to share her story of navigating pregnancy and birth in her first 13 months of living abroad. She shares about figuring out a new medical system, inducing labor, leaning on a newly formed community to care for her older son, being unable to get an epidural, and much more!
She also shares about her Facebook community for parents of TCKs 0-5 years and her upcoming services to offer fertility awareness coaching and education for families serving cross-culturally.2023-06-191h 08The Expat Birth PodcastOne Pregnancy, Three Continents: A Vaginal Birth in FranceIsabell joins us to share her story. She shares about her experience beginning her pregnancy Togo, then going to the U.S. due to side effects of malaria prophylaxis, and ending her pregnancy in France. Through all of the change, she has a beautiful vaginal birth.2023-03-151h 09The Expat Birth PodcastExpat Birth with Denise: Three Births in Indonesia and MalaysiaIn this episode Denise, from It's Tea Time Somewhere podcast, joins us to share how her family's story of loss, stillbirth, and two high risk pregnancies before moving overseas impacted their three pregnancies between Indonesia and Malaysia. She shares the wisdom she has gleaned from navigating birth multiple times abroad and how she strives to support others.2022-10-1044 minThe Expat Birth PodcastA C-section and two VBACs in BelarusIn this episode Jamie shares three birth stories from Belarus. We discuss: universal v private healthcare, c-sections, VBACs, moving internationally while pregnant, transverse position, leaning on the expat community, postpartum depression, and navigating testing after a prenatal marker for Down Syndrome.2022-09-151h 08The Expat Birth PodcastGod is Faithful: Placental Abruption and an Emergency C-section in Central AsiaAnsley joins us to share her birth story from Central Asia. In this episode we talk about: being RH negative, placental abruption, emergency c-section, the NICU, exclusively pumping, postpartum infection, postpartum depression, and God's faithfulness through it all.2022-08-1554 min
The Expat Birth PodcastChild Loss and a Rainbow Baby: An Ever-Changing Birth Plan in PanamaJoin us as Jessica tells her birth story after the death of her little boy. She explains how her original hope for a home birth ended in a planned hospital birth in Panama City after multiple provider changes during pregnancy. She also shares how this pregnancy/birth intertwined with the grief of losing their son.2022-07-151h 01The Expat Birth PodcastNigeria to Canada: Two Home-Births and a Medical EvacuationIris joins us to share two home-birth stories. The first is a home-birth in Nigeria with visiting midwives and a subsequent medical evacuation to South Africa when their daughter was experiencing respiratory distress. The second birth is at the beginning of the pandemic in Canada with local midwives.2022-06-1555 minThe Expat Birth Podcast2022 Expat Birth Survey ResultsIn this episode I discuss a recent online survey I conducted and where I hope to go from here.2022-06-0631 minThe Expat Birth PodcastAn Unplanned Home-Birth in ThailandMadelyn joins the podcast to share her story of an unplanned home-birth in Thailand. In this episode we discuss: relocating for birth, doula support, finding your team in a new city, depending on other expats for resources, being admitted to a public hospital, and navigating anxiety postpartum. 2022-05-1558 minThe Expat Birth PodcastA Vaginal Birth After Cesarean in GhanaIn this episode, LaDonna shares her story of VBAC in Ghana. In this episode we discuss an surprise breech birth with her first, finding a provider, pressure to have another c-section, and navigating the birth culture in Ghana. 2022-04-1546 minThe Expat Birth PodcastLeaning into the Culture: A Vaginal Birth in TurkeyIn this episode we discuss: Navigating infertility while moving abroad, a pregnancy soon after arrival, depending on your new community, embracing birth in your new culture, mental shifts in pregnancy, not getting an epidural when you want one, and navigating Postpartum Anxiety 2022-03-151h 01The Expat Birth PodcastFrom China to Italy: Two Cesarean BirthsRachel joins us to discuss two very different cesarean experiences and planning a VBAC birth.2022-02-151h 13The Expat Birth PodcastHospital Water-birth in AfricaElsie joins me to share her amazing water-birth in a hospital in Africa.2022-01-1755 minThe Expat Birth Podcast2021: A Year of ThanksJust a quick episode to say thank you and to reflect on the first year of podcasting.2021-11-2608 minThe Expat Birth PodcastAmerica to the Middle East and Back Again: A Story of Infertility, Late Term Loss, and a Rainbow BabyMaKenzie joins me to share her family’s story of infertility, late term loss, deep grief, faith, and pregnancy after loss.2021-10-041h 20The Expat Birth PodcastGrief, Loss, and Mental Health in the Reproductive Years AbroadAmy Butler and Megan Taylor from Gap Relief join me to discuss the reality of navigating grief, loss, and mental health in the reproductive years while living abroad. https://www.gaprelief.com2021-10-0153 minThe Expat Birth PodcastA Hospital Birth and a Surprise Car Birth in the Middle EastKayla joins me to share her two birth stories from the Middle East. She had two little girls in 2.5 years. Her first was in a hospital in a smaller town. Her second was born in the car on the way to the larger city!2021-09-041h 12The Expat Birth PodcastWhen nothing goes as planned: a birth in AsiaWhen Charlie and Meegan planned for their third child while living abroad, they had no idea what all that would entail. They share their story of navigating hyper-emesis, earthquakes, placenta previa, a medical evacuation, and a NICU stay abroad.2021-08-021h 13The Expat Birth PodcastThree Births and Doula Work AbroadChelsea joins me to share three birth stories in Central Asia and Europe. She shares how her experiences through three very different c-sections lead her to become a doula and childbirth educator. She now primarily serves Central Asian women giving birth in Europe to help them have empowered births.2021-07-111h 06The Expat Birth PodcastBumps Births and Babies Abroad: an Interview with JoannaJoanna joins me to share her story and how she got started with her amazing blog.2021-06-2524 minThe Expat Birth Podcast2 births in 2 years: Central AsiaJoin me and Grace and she shares two birth stories! She was a first time mom who found out she was pregnant only 5 months after landing in her new country. Her story includes an in country move, navigating language, and an unexpected NICU stay after her second birth.2021-06-1446 minThe Expat Birth PodcastTwins and a NICU stay in AsiaJoin me and Angel as she shares her story of navigating a complicated twin pregnancy and NICU stay while living in Asia. She has so much wisdom to share about clinging to truth in hard times.2021-05-1025 minThe Expat Birth PodcastFrom Asia to the States: A sudden change in birth location (Pandemic Pregnancy)Join me and Sarah Beth as we talk about her pregnancy experience in Asia at the start of COVID-19 and the craziness of moving back to the States for the birth.2021-04-061h 07The Expat Birth PodcastUnplanned Cesarian Section in the Dominican RepublicIn this episode, I had the honor of interviewing Mia and Jacob and hearing their story from the Dominican Republic. We also touched on navigating expat pregnancy during Covid, ways we partnered together in their pregnancy, and they shared some great resources. Check out the following link to find the ministry where they were able to get most of their baby supplies while stateside: http://mobile.dudasite.com/site/widowsjar?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.widowsjar.com%2Findex.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0s6bgUJPd6PZBGpdjV-X8VhuztmJDuZK_QgT0sYW1Y6dcxTfmwBdvOqVE&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com#26692021-03-1549 minThe Expat Birth PodcastHealing VBAC in the Middle EastIn this episode my husband joins me as we discuss our pregnancy, birth, and postpartum abroad. Our story includes relocating for our birth, changing providers, an interesting doula relationship, a successful VBAC, and the craziness of paperwork.2021-02-2148 minThe Expat Birth PodcastWhat is The Global Birth Coach?In this episode I dive into what The Global Birth Coach is and how it all began. Stick around to hear how Covid-19 has impacted expat births all over the world.2021-01-3020 minThe Expat Birth PodcastPodcast IntroductionIn this episode I discuss who I am, how the podcast came to be, my goals for the podcast, and what you can expect from it in 2021.2021-01-1710 minThe Expat Birth PodcastThe Expat Birth Podcast (Trailer)2021-01-1700 min