Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hayley Erbert is opening up about one of the most transformative moments of her life. One month after welcoming her first child ...

Amid a rise in home births, mistrust between midwives and hospitals can put mothers and babies at risk. With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room ...

Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbert Hough shared footage from the home birth of their newborn daughter, Everley Capri. Hayley, 31, gave birth to the couple’s first child on December 29, 2025, and they ...

A Maryland mother’s harrowing home birth ended tragically, revealing a gap in malpractice insurance disclosure.

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 ...

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 ...

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