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No Hospital, Birth Center, or Home Birth Is Risk-Free — But Better Access to Care, Quality of Care, and Care System Integration Can Improve Safety for Women and Infants ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine finds that there is no risk-free setting for giving birth, whether at home, in a birth center, or in a ...
The New York Times

Home Birth Is Growing in Popularity. Is It Right for You?

Start by asking your provider whether you’re a good candidate. Credit...Jing Wei Supported by By Hallie Levine This guide was originally published on May 3, 2019 in NYT Parenting. Over 98 percent of ...
Science Daily

Planned home birth presents little risk where midwifery is well-integrated

In the state of Washington, a planned home birth with a licensed midwife is just as safe as a birth at a licensed birth center. Researchers arrived at this conclusion after analyzing outcomes of more ...
SheKnows

How Safe Are Home Births? What You Need to Know

First, having a baby at home was how everyone gave birth. Then it became a thing of the past and undeveloped countries. Then it was the domain of back-to-the-land types, followed by the celebrities ...