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

Krissy Rich had been in active labor for five hours on the floor of her Fremont bathroom when she daughter Jasrael descend. To ease the pressure, Rich reached her fingernail inside and popped her ...

Giving birth at home or in the car when you were planning on making it to the hospital or birth center? Totally not the plan – and definitely not common, despite what TV dramas would have you believe.

LOS ANGELES Pasadena mother Joya Roy comes from a medical family. Her father is professor of gynecology at USC. Her mother is a registered nurse. So it came as a bit of a surprise when Joya decided to ...

Laura Shanley not only had her four children at home, but she birthed them without a doctor or midwife. Hunkered over a plastic tub, she even tugged out a breech baby by herself while her husband was ...

Margulis’ decision to have her child without medical help evolved. She had a bad experience with her first birth in a hospital, and her second birth, which was with a midwife at home. A midwife also ...

She had a bad experience with her first birth, in a hospital, and her second birth, which was with a midwife at home. A midwife also assisted with the third, but this woman had half of her own 10 ...