Before Ivey Cross was ever expecting, she was glued to TikTok videos of women describing their experiences of giving birth at home. Twenty-five weeks into her own pregnancy, she decided to do so ...
Free birth, when a person gives birth without the help of a medical professional, has been popularized in recent years by ...
With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely. The baby’s heart rate was slowing, her midwife said. They needed to go to the hospital ...
A recent study led by Ph.D. in Epidemiology candidate Marion Granger Howard and published in JAMA Pediatrics (the highest-ranked journal in the field) compared the health outcomes of planned hospital ...
Three people in Oklahoma were arrested in connection to an 11-year-old girl who authorities say gave birth at home. Getty Images/iStockphoto Three people have been arrested after police say an 11-year ...
An 11-year-old Oklahoma girl’s mother and stepfather are jailed on felony neglect charges after the youngster gave birth at home with no medical or prenatal care, prosecutors said Sunday. The parents ...
CORVALLIS, Oregon — In the largest national study of its kind, Oregon State University researchers found that low-risk, planned home births are as safe as planned births at accredited birth centers.