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 ...

The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a small step in reclaiming their power in maternal health care. (Photo: Adobe Stock) The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a ...

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.

An 11-year-old Oklahoma girl’s mother and stepfather are jailed on felony neglect charges after the youngster gave birth at home with no medical or prenatal care, prosecutors said Sunday. The parents ...

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 ...

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 ...

A hospital trust has suspended home births for two weeks, citing staff safety concerns. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has indicated this suspension could be extended while a new ...

Australian food influencer Stacey Hatfield died on September 29, shortly after giving birth to her first son, Axel, at home. Her death was caused by an "unforeseen and extremely rare complication" ...

Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open. When Kimberly Kleoppel ...

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 ...