Maternity Abroad
Becoming a Mother in a Foreign Land
- Paperback
200 pages
- Release Date
23 November 2024
Summary
A gentle, practical guide to pregnancy and postpartum far from home
Pregnancy is always a big transition, but when you are expecting in a country that is not your own, it can feel even more overwhelming. The healthcare system is unfamiliar. Traditions are different. And your support network might be oceans away.
Maternity Abroad is the book I wish I had when I was pregnant overseas. It combines honest stories from mothers around the world with simple, supporti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9782970184805 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 297018480X |
| Author: | Jessica Gabrielzyk |
| Publisher: | Keep It Simple Publishing |
| Imprint: | Keep It Simple Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 200 |
| Release Date: | 23 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 272g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
“I was really engaged in the reading and I found it VERY useful for the moms-to-be. Of course, it aims specially moms who live abroad-as the name already says-but I felt that lots of the information you shared can be used for moms even when they are in their home country. Maybe they live away from their own family, maybe they can`t count with a huge network– or even if they do–there are some practical suggestions here for moms all over the globe.” Josiele Baron
Greece“Everything is so relatable! I’m currently 21 weeks pregnant, and living in my second country since the beginning of this journey. My husband and I moved from Luxembourg to the US only three weeks ago, so we have been navigating everything-medical appointments, common practices, health insurance, exams, tests, etc-for the second time in a row. We are also both foreigners, him from India and me from Brazil, so the health systems and cultures are not familiar to either of us.” Ana Hantt
United States“Your book is going to be a guiding light for many mothers!” Cláudia Razzante
About The Author
Jessica Gabrielzyk
Jessica Gabrielzyk is a Brazilian author living in Switzerland. She writes about change.
Her books address what most parenting and expat resources leave unnamed.
- Maternity Abroad covers what no pregnancy book tells you when you are giving birth in a foreign country.
- My First American Coloring Book gives children a visual map of daily American life before the unfamiliar becomes overwhelming.
- Parenting Unpacked names the identity crisis that accompanies parenthood abroad. It maps the loss of felt competence, the inherited scorecard, and the slow rebuild of becoming someone coherent again.
Her work is endorsed by Ruth E. Van Reken, co-author of Third Culture Kids, and selected for the SIETAR Europa Congress Valencia 2026. She is a member of SIETAR and the International Academy of Brazilian Literature.
She writes in English because in Portuguese she is silly, but in English she is funny funny.
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