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 ...

"Around the world, home birth and midwives are the standards. When you consider it in a global way, having babies in the hospital in the United States is the stranger course of things." Schwaiger sees ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - It’s been nearly three months since Intermountain Health announced the Bloomin’ Babies Birth center is closing, the only natural birthing center in western Colorado. The ...

In low-risk pregnancies, mothers and children are just as safe with a planned home birth as they are with a planned birth center birth, a national study led by Oregon State University researchers has ...

In this article, we will explore the spiritual meaning, cultural beliefs, and practical interpretations surrounding the event of a cow giving birth in your home. We will also examine how different ...

Julia Blumenthal awakens with a jolt. It’s around 4 a.m. and her cellphone is buzzing. A slew of text messages light up the screen. “Contractions every 3 minutes. I wrote Heather also. But no word ...

Kāla Noel captured this image of the Wagar family welcoming their baby at a planned home birth. Photo shared by Melissa Cheyney, professor in the OSU College of Liberal Arts and a licensed midwife.

The moment you find out you’re pregnant, the questions start flooding in. One of the biggest decisions you’ll face is how you want to deliver your baby. With C-section rates climbing and natural birth ...

Data: CDC; Note: Includes intended and unintended home births; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios The rate of home births in Utah and nationwide keeps climbing years after the pandemic surge. Why it matters: ...