India, July 28 -- A Dutch woman living in Mumbai has caught the internet's attention after opening up about her experience of giving birth in India and navigating the postpartum period far from home.

Taking to Instagram, Ivana, who has been living in India for nearly 9 years, shared her story in a video as part of her series on moving from Amsterdam to India. "Giving birth as a foreigner in India, I really experienced how different the medical world is here compared to home," she said.

She explained that in the Netherlands, childbirth is generally "very anti-medication" and mothers are discharged from the hospital quickly.

In Mumbai, Ivana said that she had to "stand my ground" to have an unmedicated birth. However, she had only praise...