Oct. 29—Midwives empower a family during the arrival of a baby, allowing the mother to give birth in the comfort of her own home, and the trip to a hospital during labor is avoided. For Hilary Goodner ...

Nationwide, fewer than 2 percent of births attended by certified midwives occur at home, according to ACNM. But in Montana and across the nation, the number of babies delivered by midwives is on the ...

Eileen Fruithandler delivered her second child at home with a midwife in 1992 – an era when she and her late husband faced pushback from loved ones about the decision. “I’m lying to everyone – I had ...

Two and a half months ago, she gave birth to a girl, Lia, in a birthing tub at home, under the care of a licensed midwife. "The water helped me so much to relax. I was even able to doze off a little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I moved from the US to Germany over a decade ago and had all three of my children here. I didn't know who was attending any of my ...

After two years working in a labor and delivery unit as a surgical tech, Carlie Smith knew she didn’t want to give birth in a hospital. Nearly every night shift she worked was the same: women were ...