His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work ...

Of all the decisions you'll make while pregnant, deciding where to give birth might be the most impactful. Hospitals, birthing centers, and home births all come with benefits and drawbacks; it just ...

The coroner concluded that the baby's death likely wouldn't have happened if the birth had occurred in a hospital or if it had been a planned home birth with proper midwife support.

When expectant moms in Cincinnati don’t feel heard by their OB/GYNs before giving birth, they often reach out to Anita Weisberger, M.D. The Christ Hospital doctor has a reputation for spending extra ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...