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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We connected with midwives and other birth professionals to help us understand the appeal of free birth—and why its risky. Free ...

Unassisted childbirth is spreading online, but medical experts warn of severe maternal and neonatal risks that are often ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Malcolm Kempt and 'A Gift Before Dying' Leanne Pitcher Photography; Crown When the pandemic restrictions effectively ended my law ...

Promoters of free birthing reject any type of medical intervention during pregnancy or delivery. The movement has been ...

If you've heard or come across the term free birth, or unassisted birth, in parenting communities recently, you might be wondering why anyone would want to give birth without any medical support.

"In an ideal world, an unassisted childbirth wouldn’t have been our first choice, but it turned out to be the best decision we ever made," writes author Malcolm Kempt When the pandemic restrictions ...