Amid rising concerns about hospital care, more American families are choosing home births, signaling a shift in trust and expectations for maternity care. Home births in the US have continued to rise ...

Home birth rates in the United States have continued to increase since the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, US home births reached a 30-year high, as many avoided hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19, ...

Amid a rise in home births, mistrust between midwives and hospitals can put mothers and babies at risk. With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room ...