The vast majority of children in the United States are born in a hospital, but the number of planned home births has gone up significantly in the past few years. At the root of this growing trend ...

Approximately 1% of American women give birth at home and face substantial obstacles when they make this choice. This study describes the reasons that women in the United States choose home birth.

CHIBA--A newborn died after a novel coronavirus patient was unable to find a hospital that would admit her and forced to give birth at home. According to the Chiba prefectural government and other ...

baby boy at home without an epidural Julie Mazziotta is ... and knew it worked best without medical intervention,” Bancroft says. Her birth photos — taken by Laura Fifield Photography ...