• I'm an American who moved to Colombia with my husband, and I gave birth to three kids there. • I was surprised at how cheap healthcare is in Colombia; my most recent C-section cost just $123. • The healthcare here is great because providers are bilingual and thorough.

When my first child was born in Medellín, Colombia, I had an emergency C-section after a long labor. My doula supported me at home, then accompanied us to the hospital, where I paid a small copay of 53,000 Colombian pesos, about $14.

On discharge day, my husband was sent to the finance desk to settle the bill. Nervous about what we might owe, we learned that almost everything had been covered. In that moment, we realized how different childbirth could be outside the US.

By comparison, the average cost of childbirth i

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