Of all the decisions you'll make while pregnant, deciding where to give birth might be the most impactful. Hospitals, birthing centers, and home births all come with benefits and drawbacks; it just ...

The steady rise in C-sections from 21 percent of births in 1996 to 32 percent today is a major quality and cost problem. The trend has been associated with a significant increase in serious maternal ...

Midwife Barbara Norton listening for a heartbeat during Courtney's early labor. Pregnant mother Courtney sat on a bed in a birthing room at the Geneva Woods Birth Center in Anchorage. We’re just using ...