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Organising Childbirth Abroad
Giving birth in another country asks for a plan made months in advance that still holds together on the day. We organise the practical side of it, from choosing where to go through to registering the birth and obtaining your child’s first documents.
What we help with
The arrangements around the birth, so that you can concentrate on the birth itself.
We are consultants, not doctors and not lawyers. Every medical decision stays with you and the clinic you choose, and questions of law are confirmed with the authorities or with one of the immigration lawyers we work with. What we take on is the coordination: the sequence, the appointments, the paperwork and the timing.
Choosing a destination
Comparing the countries you are considering against your nationalities, your documents, the language you are comfortable in and how straightforward the entry route is for a family travelling before a birth.
Clinic and appointment coordination
Approaching the clinics on your shortlist, requesting the information you need to compare them and scheduling consultations around your travel dates. The choice of clinic and of care is yours. The correspondence and the calendar are ours.
Documents and insurance guidance
Which documents to carry, which to have translated or legalised before you leave, and what to read closely in a medical insurance policy so that you know what it does and does not cover.
Accommodation and stay planning
Where to stay, for how long and how close to the clinic. We plan for the weeks either side of the birth rather than the date alone, because that is the part most people underestimate.
Birth registration and the newborn documents
After the birth: registering it with the local authority, obtaining the birth certificate, arranging any translation or legalisation, and applying for your child’s first passport or travel document.
Ongoing support
One point of contact from the first question to the flight home, in English or Russian, including the questions that arrive late in the evening.
Who this is for
Families planning a birth away from home.
Couples expecting their first child
A first pregnancy and a first international arrangement at once. We take the organising off your list so you can prepare for the part that matters.
Families already living abroad
You are settled in one country and the birth will happen in another, or your residence status raises questions better resolved early than late.
Parents of different nationalities
Two nationalities, and sometimes two sets of registration formalities for the child. Worth understanding both well before the due date.
Families who want one plan
Travel, stay, appointments and paperwork held in a single schedule, kept by one person, instead of five separate ones kept by nobody.
How it works
Planned early, so that nothing has to be improvised late.
Free consultation
Your due date, your nationalities, where you are now and which countries you are considering. We set out what each option would involve in practice.
Destination and stay plan
A written plan: the destination, the entry route for the family, the clinics to approach, the length of stay to allow and the documents to prepare before you travel.
Coordination and travel
We arrange the appointments, keep the correspondence moving and check your file before you fly, so that you arrive with the arrangements already made.
Registration and documents
After the birth we guide you through registering it, obtaining the certificate and any legalisation, and applying for the documents that let the family travel home together.
Common questions
Questions we are asked about this service
Do you give medical advice or choose the clinic for me?
No. We are immigration and relocation consultants, not medical professionals, and we will never advise you on care. We can research clinics, put a shortlist in front of you and handle the correspondence and the appointments. The choice of clinic, and every decision about your care, belongs to you and to the doctors treating you.
Will my child receive the citizenship of the country of birth?
That depends entirely on the country and on your own nationalities, and the rules differ widely and change over time. We will not answer that from memory. We check it against the current rules of the country concerned and, where it matters, ask one of the immigration lawyers we work with to confirm it before you commit to anything.
When should we start planning?
Earlier than most people expect. Visas, appointments, translations and accommodation all take time, and some documents have a limited validity once issued. Starting in the first half of the pregnancy leaves room to choose calmly; starting in the last weeks usually means taking whatever is still available.
What if our plans change?
Plans around a birth do change, and ours allows for it. We keep arrangements flexible where they can be, and tell you plainly which parts cannot be moved once booked. If travelling stops being sensible, we will say so. We would rather tell you to stay where you are than hold you to a schedule.
Let us begin
Tell us the due date. We will work backwards from it.
One free conversation is enough to see whether this is something we can organise for you, and what it would involve. Bring your questions, including the ones you are not yet sure how to ask.
