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'My family thought I was crazy': More women are choosing to give birth at home

Before Ivey Cross was ever expecting, she was glued to TikTok videos of women describing their experiences of giving birth at home. Twenty-five weeks into her own pregnancy, she decided to do so ...
Medical Xpress

License to deliver: Some midwives break the law to assist with home births

In a midwife's suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table while the midwife measured her pregnant belly. Unlike at many a doctor's ...
Miami Herald

11-year-old gives birth at home, DNA says stepdad is the father, OK officials say

Three people in Oklahoma were arrested in connection to an 11-year-old girl who authorities say gave birth at home. Getty Images/iStockphoto Three people have been arrested after police say an 11-year ...
KGW8

OSU researchers find low-risk home births as safe as birth center births

CORVALLIS, Oregon — In the largest national study of its kind, Oregon State University researchers found that low-risk, planned home births are as safe as planned births at accredited birth centers.