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 ...

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, ...

Giving birth is undoubtedly an empowering experience, no matter how you choose to do it. From the mainstream hospital setting to at home in the living room, mothers have many options when it comes to ...

Less than 1% of births in the U.S. are outside of a hospital, data shows. Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is due to give birth any day. While she and Prince Harry await their first child, the world is ...

Tia DeShazor began to question whether she wanted to give birth in a hospital when she was about six months pregnant. It was winter 2021 and COVID-19 was still raging through New York City, where she ...

For most pregnant women, a key part of their birth plan involves how they’ll get to the hospital. But more and more moms-to-be are skipping that step and planning to deliver at home. Old-school ...

On a bright sunny Sunday morning in late June 2024, Adam Boyle was in the backyard of his home in Atlanta, Georgia, with his two small children, when he got a phone call from his dad.