THE WEEK

The controversial Free Birth Society

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...
Business Insider

Women are documenting on TikTok what it's like to give birth without any medical assistance. Health experts say the fringe practice is extremely dangerous.

A small but growing community of TikTokers is glorifying the dangerous practice of "free birth." Free birth is giving birth with no medical attendants and sometimes forgoing prenatal care. OB-GYNs ...
Yahoo

Empowering or TMI? Moms are sharing 'unfiltered' home birth videos, offering a raw glimpse into one of life's most intimate moments.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The footage was not professional,” Scudder tells Yahoo Life. “It was captured on an iPhone by the backup midwife as my son was ...
The Conversation

‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different

The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent “wild birth”, or free birth, last week has prompted fresh concerns about giving birth without a midwife or medical assistance. This follows ...
phillyvoice.com

More women are choosing to give birth at home, but to do so safely requires certain precautions

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, ...