Over 2,000 years on, modern obstetric care—from calibrated drapes to lifesaving medicines—is reshaping motherhood, giving ...

A pathologist noted the child was born through the leg-hole of boxer shorts the 19-year-old woman kept on, which likely ...

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A mother who was told home births were to be suspended when she was 38 weeks pregnant, has said the situation had caused her a "lot of panic". Bethany Pollock, 33, from Frampton on Severn, ...

Bethany Pollock said she felt "panic" when she was told home births were being suspended A mother who was told home births were to be suspended when she was 38 weeks pregnant, has said the situation ...

Home births have been suspended for 24 hours by the trust over "staffing challenges" [Getty Images] A health trust has suspended its home birth service for 24 hours after "significant levels of ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A newborn baby who was initially believed to have been dropped off on the porch of a Detroit home on Thursday night is the baby of a teenage girl ...

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...

Madera lacks a maternity ward and Planned Parenthood, forcing travel to Fresno. Home births rose after 2023 reopening; midwives handle low-risk cases. Cost and lack of insurers drive unassisted births ...

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 ...

Hannah Dahlen has worked as a private midwife in the past and attended homebirths. Hannah has received funding from the NHMRC to study the safety of place of birth. If you’re looking on social media ...