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

Almost one in five planned home births in Brighton and Haywards Heath could not be facilitated over the past year as the service was suspended 147 times. New mothers have told the BBC they have been ...

Giving birth at home isn't for everyone — or even many expectant parents. But research shows that the practice is growing in popularity. Home births in the U.S. also rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, and ...

Kay Kay Lineweaver’s first birthing experience in 2021 didn’t go as planned. Her baby was breech and the doctor wouldn’t allow her to try to give birth vaginally, so she ended up with an unwanted ...

Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent “wild birth”, or free birth, ...