One in 62 births takes place outside of a hospital in the U.S. But are home births safe? We talked to doctors and midwives to unpack the issue.

Birthing centers, which offer natural, low-intervention births to low-risk moms, are becoming more and more popular. But regardless of demand, they’re struggling to stay open.

Spain’s maternity system is largely hospital-based, but a growing number of women are exploring alternatives such as home ...

In low-risk pregnancies, mothers and children are just as safe with a planned home birth as they are with a planned birth center birth, a national study led by Oregon State University researchers ...

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