The biggest concern about giving birth at home is what happens if something goes wrong, according to Talitha Phillips, a labor and postpartum doula and CEO of health nonprofit Claris Health.

Your insurance company might pay for some of the cost or decline your coverage entirely. Having a home birth can be cheaper, but you may end up with higher out-of-pocket costs compared to a hospital ...

During the last 30 years it has become the norm to give birth in hospital, surrounded by hi-tech equipment, specialist doctors and operating theatre lists for elective Caesarean sections.

In the United States, giving birth is not just a life-changing experience—it’s a financially demanding one. On average, the ...

After her first home birth in the United States, Jiezhen Wu delivered her second child at her parents’ home in Singapore – ...

Many Indigenous families around the world say hospital staff often don’t understand their cultures or even give them basic ...