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 ...

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 ...

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

"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 ...

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 ...

If you're looking on social media for information and experiences of giving birth at home, you'll find widely varied content. On the one hand, you'll find women who develop a relationship with their ...

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: ...