Are you feeling unprepared, uniformed, or even scared of an upcoming birth? The Preparing for Childbirth podcast is just for you! Host, Jenny Childs, will help you to gain a better understanding of God's amazing design for childbirth, and to learn how to prepare for the unknown, handle the pain and lean into God's character through it all. Jenny loves childbirth, has served as a doula, and for the past five plus years has been helping couples in her church prepare for the important & transformational experience of childbirth. Join her to learn how to prepare for the important work of birthing and parenting… and to grow in confidence and peace as you await the birth of your precious baby.
Preparing for Childbirth
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Podcast Overview
Are you feeling unprepared, uniformed, or even scared of an upcoming birth? The Preparing for Childbirth podcast is just for you! Host, Jenny Childs, will help you to gain a better understanding of God's amazing design for childbirth, and to learn how to prepare for the unknown, handle the pain and lean into God's character through it all. Jenny loves childbirth, has served as a doula, and for the past five plus years has been helping couples in her church prepare for the important & transformational experience of childbirth. Join her to learn how to prepare for the important work of birthing and parenting… and to grow in confidence and peace as you await the birth of your precious baby.
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February 28, 2026
45- Julie's VBAC Birth Story
<p>This episode is a continuation of my conversation with Julie Waiganjo where she shares the story of how her birth went and how all of that planning and preparing for a VBAC played out in real life for her.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with me:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennychilds3/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/preparingforchildbirth">Facebook</a> <a href="https://preparingforchildbirth.systeme.io/home">Website</a> </p><p><a href="https://forms.gle/kcd4eui9DiAZV4da8">Submit a Comment, Question, or Topic suggestion HERE</a>.</p><p></p>
January 30, 2026
44- Preparing for VBAC
<p>In this episode I chat with Julie Waiganjo about her recent experience of preparing for a VBAC. She talks about why she wanted to pursue a VBAC, the importance of building the right team, and finding the right place to give birth.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with me:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennychilds3/">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/preparingforchildbirth">Facebook</a> <a href="https://preparingforchildbirth.systeme.io/home">Website</a> </p><p><a href="https://forms.gle/kcd4eui9DiAZV4da8">Submit a Comment, Question, or Topicsuggestion HERE</a>.</p>
November 14, 2025
43- Encouragement from Psalm 139
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;">Show notes:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;">In this episode we are reminded from Psalm 139 that it is God who is forming your baby and has designed mama's body to grow and birth a baby. He is the God who sees – both you and your baby and He is present with you no matter what direction your pregnancy or birth takes.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; background: white;">Connect with me:</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://preparingforchildbirth.com/course-info"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: white;"> Growing in Confidence & Peace Childbirth Course</span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; background: white;"> If you're local to Nairobi, Kenya,</span></span> <a href= "https://preparingforchildbirth.com/nairobi"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: white;"> this is the link for you!</span></span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/jennychilds3/"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: white;"> Instagram</span></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; background: white;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/preparingforchildbirth"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: white;"> Facebook</span></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; background: white;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span> <a href="https://preparingforchildbirth.com/"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; background: white;"> Website</span></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black; background: white;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://forms.gle/kcd4eui9DiAZV4da8"><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;">Submit a Comment, Question, or Topic suggestion HERE</span></span></a><span style= "mso-bookmark: _Hlk196850060;"><span style= "font-family: 'Candara',sans-serif;">.</span></span></p>
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