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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, ...
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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 ...
Time

Home Births Became More Popular During the Pandemic. But Many Insurers Still Don’t Cover Them

Tia DeShazor began to question whether she wanted to give birth in a hospital when she was about six months pregnant. It was winter 2021 and COVID-19 was still raging through New York City, where she ...
Healthline

Home Birth After Cesarean (HBAC): What You Need to Know

You may be familiar with the term VBAC, or vaginal birth after cesarean. HBAC stands for home birth after cesarean. It’s essentially a VBAC performed as a home birth. VBACs and HBACs may be further ...
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 ...