Giving birth at home isn't for everyone — or even many expectant parents. But research shows that the practice is growing in popularity. Home births in the U.S. also rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, and ...

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 – and definitely not common, despite what TV dramas would have you believe.

Having your baby at home is no more risky than having her in the hospital, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study reviewed records of more than 12,000 ...

There were more than 50,000 home births in the United States last year. That marked the highest total since at least 1990 and a 12% increase from 2020. Though home births are becoming more common, ...

Although they’re not the norm, many parents-to-be opt to labor and deliver from the comfort of their own homes — as opposed to having a hospital birth. Plenty of celebrities have chosen to have their ...

The Free Birth Society advised pregnant women to avoid doctors and midwives, with deadly consequences. The bigger tragedy is the brutal system the women were so desperate to flee.

For some families, giving birth at home feels natural, intimate, and culturally aligned. Others are drawn to it because of high hospital costs, fear of unnecessary interventions, or a desire for ...

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 coroner has published a damning list of risks that could lead the deaths of women and their newborns across the country, ...

Risa Calibuso, 34, wanted to give birth to her second child at home. In the Philippines, where she lives, that's against the law. In 2008 the country passed the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and ...