A growing number of women in the U.S. are opting to give birth at home rather than at a hospital. Data shows more than 50,000 ...

With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely.

Rise in home births may increase hospital transfer delays as midwives face challenges coordinating with hospital staff, impacting patient safety.

Baby Haven Bautista Cervantes was born at Madera Community Hospital on Sept. 8, 2025, the first baby delivered at the hospital since before it closed for over two years back in January of 2023. Madera ...

The number of home births is on the rise in the U.S., but regardless of what you may have seen on A Baby Story, birthing a baby in your living room is still exceedingly rare. A new study analyzed ...

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 ...