The decision by some families to move away from traditional hospital birth settings comes as the nation battles a maternal health crisis in which Black women are nearly three times more likely to ...

If there's no birth center in your area, you may be able to give birth with few interventions at a hospital, depending on your practitioner and what's considered routine at your hospital.

From the hospital to a tent in hours — what it's like giving birth in Gaza now UNICEF estimates about 20,000 babies have been born in Gaza since Israel began its offensive there in response to ...

SHACKELFORD-NWANGANGA: New Birth Company was the only licensed birth center that wasn't part of a hospital in the Kansas City region. Kate Bauer is with the American Association of Birth Centers.

New Birth Company was the only licensed birth center that wasn’t part of a hospital in the Kansas City region. There are similar centers in Topeka, Wichita and Yoder, Kansas, but none in ...