There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...

With its staff of certified nurse midwives, a home-like environment and personalized options that include water births, the Perkin staff says that because of the new center, New Orleanians now have ...

Jessica Beckwith gave birth to her daughter, Toren Bailey-Beckwith, last week in what looked like an oversized kiddy pool filled with 100-degree water. Beckwith, a University of Minnesota alumna, was ...

In a heartbreaking case in Victoria, Australia, a newborn nicknamed “Baby E” tragically died hours after being born in a home birthing pool rented via an Instagram influencer promoting ‘freebirths’, ...

Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent “wild birth”, or free birth, ...

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 ...

Aurora Sinai Medical Center has a new water birth suite. Water birth is touted as being safe and relaxing for new moms. Nearly 20 babies have been born in the Aurora water birth suite. MILWAUKEE - A ...

Your baby spends nine months floating in the warm, cozy comfort of amniotic fluid, so a water birth in a tub or birthing pool might seem like a natural way of welcoming her into the world. But while ...