A growing number of families are choosing home births, often seeking a more personal and comfortable environment during labor. But when complications arise, and a hospital transfer becomes necessary, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maria Ibarra holding her daughter, Joy Mendoza, at her home in Lebanon, Ohio, on Jan. 27. (Madeleine Hordinski for NBC News) ...

A Kansas mother has melted the hearts of viewers on social media after showing her toddler’s wide-eyed reaction to the accidental home birth of her baby sister. Posted on August 25 under @bella.thieme ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...