Are you weighing home birth vs hospital birth? Follow one woman’s journey through both childbirth options, and learn what questions to ask midwife. Deciding where your baby will be born can have a ...

There were more than 50,000 home births in the United States last year. That marked the highest total since at least 1990 and a 12% increase from 2020. Though home births are becoming more common, ...

For most pregnant women, a key part of their birth plan involves how they’ll get to the hospital. But more and more moms-to-be are skipping that step and planning to deliver at home. Old-school ...

I had on my husband's sweatpants, flannel shirt, and tank top. A happy trail was painted on my lower belly, and a beard was painted on my face. My hair gathered in a bun was hidden by a Winter cap.

I was not prepared to be a father—this much I knew. I was thirty-nine years old, didn’t have a job, and lived in one of the most expensive cities on the planet. I had always assumed that I’d have kids ...

In a midwife’s suburban Atlanta home with a playground and chicken coop outside, Madie Collins lay on an examination table ...