Free birthing' describes the intentional choice to give birth without a registered healthcare professional present ...

In low-risk pregnancies, mothers and children are just as safe with a planned home birth as they are with a planned birth center birth, a national study led by Oregon State University researchers has ...

CORVALLIS, Oregon — In the largest national study of its kind, Oregon State University researchers found that low-risk, planned home births are as safe as planned births at accredited birth centers.

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 ...

For some families, giving birth at home feels natural, intimate, and culturally aligned. Others are drawn to it because of high hospital costs, fear of unnecessary interventions, or a desire for ...