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

Madera lacks a maternity ward and Planned Parenthood, forcing travel to Fresno. Home births rose after 2023 reopening; midwives handle low-risk cases. Cost and lack of insurers drive unassisted births ...

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 new study by academics in Trinity College Dublin has found that there is a strong positive relationship between planned birth at home and breast feeding: breastfeeding was twice as likely after ...

For home births to "laughing gas," more women are tailoring their deliveries. — -- Giving birth is the most primal act in a woman’s life. And yet, modern medicine has turned birthing into a ...

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A newborn baby died after her mother delivered her using a home-birthing pool hired from “freebirth” Instagram influencer Emily Lal, a coroner has found. The findings made in the Coroners Court of ...

Stacey Warnecke chose to have a 'freebirth' at home She suffered severe blood loss and died in hospital Frankston Hospital spent its entirety of her blood type A wellness influencer died from severe ...

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 ...

In the charming children's book, “Baby, Come Out!” written by Fran Manushkin, the author weaves a tale of a baby's desire to stay safe in the confines of her mother's womb. Through much coaching, the ...

Megan and Stephen Alger, photographed at home with their children in Augusta, Georgia. They have eight children and are expecting their ninth in December. (Kendrick Brinson | for NPR) With eight kids ...