A home birth is a birth at a residence, not in a hospital or birthing center.
Is a Planned Home Birth Safe?
A planned home birth is a delivery that takes place at home or in a residence rather than in a hospital or a birth center. While some may think it's a nice idea, it is not safe for the newborn.
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Home-Birth Apgar Scores Too Good to Be True?
A newborn baby's Apgar score provides a quick summary of the health of the child a minute after it's born and again at five minutes. Possible scores range from a low of zero to a high of 10.
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Home Births Have Higher Neonatal Mortality Rate, Says Study
A new study found that there is a significantly heightened risk of early and total neonatal mortality in at-home births, which is even higher if the woman is 41 weeks or more or if it is her first time giving birth.
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Water Birth
Water birth is the process of giving birth in water. Some women choose to labor in the water and get out for delivery.
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Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Home Birth?
While most births take place in hospitals, there are other places in which women experience labor and delivery. An out-of-hospital birth can include a birthing center or another facility that is not a hospital.
A home birth is quite different. Delivery takes place in someone's residence, house or apartment during a home birth. ... read more »
A Wonderful Hospital Births Following A Home Birth
This is a wonderful hospital birth after previously having had a home birth. It happens all the time. ... read more »
Homebirth on the Prairie
Homebirth story as told by comedian Patton Oswalt.
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Homebirths and Midwives in Europe versus United States
It's impossible to take statistics from homebirths in England or The Netherlands and then conclude a homebirth is safe in the United States. ... read more »
Incomplete Data and Deception in Homebirths
One of the issues in the discussion of homebirths is that data are shown incompletely. If you want to participate in a reasonable discussion of any subject, it is crucial that you consider all facts, not just the ones you choose.
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The Homebirth debate goes on
There is a lot of debate in the US whether homebirths are safe or not.
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Informed Consent For a Homebirth
Informed Consent For a Homebirth
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My Home Birth Midwife Said What?!?
This here is a list of expressions spoken by home birth midwives
Send in your submissions to [email protected].
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Should you do a labor induction at home?
A labor induction is usually defined as a process to soften and open the cervix and get a pregnant woman into labor.
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