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 at home or in the car when you were planning on making it to the hospital or birth center? Totally not the plan – and definitely not common, despite what TV dramas would have you believe.

A small but growing number of pregnant women are choosing to give birth without any assistance from a midwife or doctor, trusting instead in influencers’ tales of the “euphoria” of a “free birth”. A ...

The Free Birth Society advised pregnant women to avoid doctors and midwives, with deadly consequences. The bigger tragedy is the brutal system the women were so desperate to flee.

TikTok users are sharing their free-birth experiences. Doctors say giving birth without any medical assistance can be very dangerous.

A magical moment for a mother turned out to be a horror one when her baby died after the at-home pool birth in Melbourne, Australia. Now the Coroners Court of Victoria is warning people from doing so.

Madera lacks a maternity ward and Planned Parenthood, forcing travel to Fresno. Home births rose after 2023 reopening; midwives handle low-risk cases. Cost and lack of insurers drive unassisted births ...

The EMTs gifted the twin girls, named Jaliyah and Janiyah, with cribs, diapers, wipes and more Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial ...