There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a hospital, a birthing center, or at home — and figuring out a birth plan ...

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Dawuane Smoot made the biggest play — and most important catch of his life — this week. The pro football player assisted his wife Aumari Smoot in unexpectedly ...

The sisters tell PEOPLE the special moment has cemented their incredible bond Samantha Renee Birth Photography (2) McKayla and Adrianna Kennard are sisters who have grown up together and shared many ...

The vast majority of children in the United States are born in a hospital, but the number of planned home births has gone up significantly in the past few years. At the root of this growing trend is ...

As I prepare this article, I am seven months pregnant with my sixth child. Talking about birth fills my heart with deep concern and amazing hope, as I can see how the tide is changing to honor women ...

Aniya Williams (@operaqueenie) and Marco Rogers (@polotek) didn’t really plan to have their baby at home. But as their tweets show, that’s exactly what happened. And the only people to chronicle the ...

A hospital has said a woman's choice to have a home birth "is not affected" by the closure of its dedicated home birthing team. Bedford Hospital announced on Wednesday that home births would be ...

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 ...

Despite the noise from midwives and hospitals, the latest data on the number of home births in the U.S. show that very few women are giving birth outside of hospitals. But new CDC data do show that ...