Pregnant, don’t know where to start? 

God’s Design for Birth: Building a Biblical Foundation
Jul 7, 2025

4 min read

In this inaugural episode, Tim, Abby, Chip, and Dani introduce Surrender Birth and explain why childbirth preparation should be a shared experience between both husband and wife. They root the conversation in Genesis and Ephesians, stressing that welcoming children is central to God’s kingdom work and that husbands are called to love, protect, and learn with their wives as one flesh. The hosts urge couples to start with God’s original design for birth before comparing methods or interventions so their decisions flow from worshipful obedience rather than cultural habits. Looking ahead, they preview a season that will unpack biblical foundations, birth philosophies, marriage unity, fertility, and prayer. Their goal is to replace apathy and control with intentional Scripture-shaped stewardship of pregnancy and birth.

THE KEY

Takeaways

 

  • Pray through decisions together: Seek Scripture and ask the Lord for wisdom as you weigh caregivers, settings, and interventions, trusting that ignorance is not an excuse.

 

  • Men, get involved: Husbands, love your wives by learning the basics of pregnancy and birth, researching options, and leading with humility rather than apathy.

 

  • Reject cultural passivity: Evaluate common birth practices against Biblical principles instead of defaulting to “what everyone does.”

Questions

For the fathers

  • How have you been praying, or not praying, over your wife’s upcoming labor and delivery? What specific requests can you and your wife bring before the Lord together?

 

  • In what practical ways can you serve your wife during pregnancy and labor?

 

THE Surrender BIRTH DIGEST

Let Scripture shape your birth, not fear, emotion or cultural trends.

A bi-weekly digest to help you prepare with Biblical wisdom, not fear or cultural compromise, so Christ remains central in every decision.