A growing number of women are opting for home births. But when issues arise during labor, transferring to a hospital can be ...

How long you stay in the hospital after birth depends on a lot of things – including hospital rules, insurance, and your own birth experience – but the average hospital stay is usually between 24 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maria Ibarra holding her daughter, Joy Mendoza, at her home in Lebanon, Ohio, on Jan. 27. (Madeleine Hordinski for NBC News) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home births have doubled in the area served by a scandal-hit hospital that was forced to close its maternity unit earlier this ...

Rise in home births may increase hospital transfer delays as midwives face challenges coordinating with hospital staff, impacting patient safety.

With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room seemed less likely. The baby’s heart rate was slowing, her midwife said. They needed to go to the hospital ...