The percentage of individuals giving birth at home rose to a 30-year high in 2021 thanks to the desire of those in labor to avoid hospitals swamped with COVID-19 patients and the accompanying danger ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In 2021, the percentage of home births in the United States increased 1.41%, the highest rate of home births ...

Giving birth at home isn't for everyone — or even many expectant parents. But research shows that the practice is growing in popularity. Home births in the U.S. also rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, and ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades, according to a government report published Thursday. Among almost 4 million ...

More babies were born at home in 2021 than in any year since at least 1990, according to data published Nov. 17 by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Following a 22% increase from 2019 ...

U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades, according to a government report published Thursday. Among almost 4 million births in 2021, ...

In this photo provided by Mark Godbolt Jr., his wife, Jade Godbolt, nurses her newborn child at their Dallas-area home in October 2022. She and her husband chose a home birth for their third child.

The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a small step in reclaiming their power in maternal health care. (Photo: Adobe Stock) The rise in home births amongst Black women represents a ...