There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

Giving birth at home or in the car when you were planning on making it to the hospital or birth center? Totally not the plan ...

If you're looking on social media for information and experiences of giving birth at home, you'll find widely varied content. On the one hand, you'll find women who develop a relationship with their ...

CORVALLIS, Oregon — In the largest national study of its kind, Oregon State University researchers found that low-risk, planned home births are as safe as planned births at accredited birth centers.

Despite the noise from midwives and hospitals, the latest data on the number of home births in the U.S. show that very few women are giving birth outside of hospitals. But new CDC data do show that ...

Childbirth is a moment of great joy for parents, but at the same time it is a moment of great danger, because both mother and child risk their health and even their lives. Of course, modern medicine ...

Home births have been suspended in a county following safety concerns raised by staff. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust said the suspension is due to last for two weeks, but trust leaders warned it ...

In theory, birth decisions are deeply personal. In practice, parents are often asked to explain, defend, or justify them.

Minnesota lawmakers approved legislation requiring Medicaid to pay for home births, including paying nurses and midwives the same rate as doctors. The bill, sponsored by a state senator who gave a ...