CORVALLIS, Oregon — In the largest national study of its kind, Oregon State University researchers found that low-risk, planned home births are as safe as planned births at accredited birth centers.

For some families, giving birth at home feels natural, intimate, and culturally aligned. Others are drawn to it because of high hospital costs, fear of unnecessary interventions, or a desire for ...

A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

Giving birth is obviously no easy feat. There’s a reason why it is talked about in almost reverent tones. Anyone who has been through pregnancy and labor knows it is a different kind of pain. Because ...