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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 ...

Home births are on the rise among women who feel dismissed by or skeptical of the medical establishment.

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 ...

A hospital trust has suspended home births for two weeks, citing staff safety concerns. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has indicated this suspension could be extended while a new ...

Minnesota lawmakers approved legislation requiring Medicaid to pay for home births, including paying nurses and midwives the same rate as doctors. The bill, sponsored by a state senator who gave a ...

Criteria for selecting studies were as follows. For the required population, pregnant women attempted home birth, meaning that they were accepted for a planned home birth at the onset of labour. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home birth services in Gloucestershire were suspended in November [Getty Images] The decision to suspend home birth services in ...

A spokesperson for the Wye Valley Trust said: "Wye Valley NHS Trust has taken the difficult decision to temporarily suspend its home births service. "While there have been no safety concerns reported, ...

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 ...