Nichol Gerber discovered her faithful canine Penny silently observed her entire labor and delivery, hours after the event ...

Nichol Gerber told Newsweek that Penny has been "in tune" with her throughout her pregnancy but what happened was still a ...

So like many other expectant mothers right now, Pedroza started considering a home birth. But time was running out. Midwives don’t often take late transfers, O’Hare said, because it takes time ...

When it comes to making your birthing plan, there are a lot to factors to consider, including whether or not you're planning ...

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, home births were on the decline. But in recent years, they've seen an "astounding" surge in popularity. From 2004 to 2008, home births increased by 20 percent.

Approximately 1% of American women give birth at home and face substantial obstacles when they make this choice. This study describes the reasons that women in the United States choose home birth.

The vast majority of children in the United States are born in a hospital, but the number of planned home births has gone up significantly in the past few years. At the root of this growing trend ...