Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University The death of premature twins in Byron Bay in an apparent “wild birth”, or free birth, ...

A very small, but passionate, group of parents are advocates for a type of unassisted birth known as "free birth." Here's why ...

In the United States, childbirth costs anywhere from a few thousand to more than a hundred thousand dollars, leaving many young families in medical debt immediately upon welcoming a child into the ...

In today’s newsletter: A new Guardian podcast, The Birth Keepers, explores how a global network promoting unassisted childbirth has shaped women’s decisions around childbirth. One mother’s story ...

Madison Patrick is a sociology and public health major and a 2024-25 Hackworth Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Despite the invaluable contribution of medical ...

America could make childbirth free for privately-insured families, in an effort to tackle declining birth rates. The bipartisan Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, which would designate maternity ...

Black mothers in the U.S. are particularly at risk, National Geographic reports. "Why giving birth in the U.S. is surprisingly deadly" is part of National Geographic’s special-edition, single-topic ...

Childbirth changes you in so many ways, both physically and emotionally. As you navigate your way through nighttime feedings, spit-up stains, and dirty diapers, don’t neglect your own health and ...