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For low-risk pregnancies, planned home births just as safe as birth center births, study shows

Kāla Noel captured this image of the Wagar family welcoming their baby at a planned home birth. Photo shared by Melissa Cheyney, professor in the OSU College of Liberal Arts and a licensed midwife.
inforum

Having baby at home: Film gives behind-the-scenes look at midwife-assisted home birth

ST. PAUL - Thirty-six-year-old Sarah Biermeier doesn't fit the midwife stereotype. "I'm not a hippie with a long, flowing dress and Birkenstocks waving my smudge stick around," she says with a laugh.
STAT

As midwife-assisted home births rise, so too do high-risk births outside hospitals

Kay Kay Lineweaver’s first birthing experience in 2021 didn’t go as planned. Her baby was breech and the doctor wouldn’t allow her to try to give birth vaginally, so she ended up with an unwanted ...
The Washington Post

A home birth midwife faces scrutiny after a baby dies. It’s not the first time.

Concerned that a jury might fault the parents for choosing a home birth, prosecutor Krista Boucher offered a plea deal. On May 5, 2011, 50 to 75 supporters stood as Carr entered the courtroom in what ...
WLWT

Local mother’s home birth experience highlights challenges with rising trend

As home births become more popular, midwives and medical experts stress the importance of clear emergency plans. As home births become more popular, midwives and medical experts stress the importance ...