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Debby Ryan and Josh Dun welcomed their baby at home—and it’s a reminder there’s no single “right” way to give birth

In theory, birth decisions are deeply personal. In practice, parents are often asked to explain, defend, or justify them.
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Scott Speedman Jokes About 'Hilarious' Home Birth Experience with Fiancée Lindsay Rae Hofmann: 'We Have Tubs'

The 'Teacup' actor and Hofmann welcomed their second baby, a son, in September Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Disney Scott Speedman is opening up about his experience welcoming his baby son into the ...

Empowering or TMI? Moms are sharing 'unfiltered' home birth videos, offering a raw glimpse into one of life's most intimate moments.

For Cait Scudder, the decision to share video footage of herself delivering her son in a water birth back in 2022 wasn't a complicated one. As founder of the Millionaire Mother community and a ...

Celebrity Moms Who Chose Home Birth Shared Their Birth Stories

There are many options for giving birth — using an epidural, going unmedicated, hiring a doula or midwife, or delivering in a ...
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Woman Rewatches Video of Her Home Birth — and Sees Something Totally Unexpected (Exclusive)

Nichol Gerber’s recent home birth experience became even more meaningful when she noticed her dog, Penny, had been silently present throughout the entire process. The moment was captured in a ...
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Actress Debby Ryan shares heartfelt homebirth experience with baby Felix

Kamogelo Makhura American actress Debby Ryan and her husband, Joshua Dun, have announced the arrival of their first child, Felix Winter Dun, who was born via home birth.The 32-year-old actress took to ...
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As midwife-assisted home births rise, so too do high-risk births outside hospitals

Kay Kay Lineweaver’s first birthing experience in 2021 didn’t go as planned. Her baby was breech and the doctor wouldn’t allow her to try to give birth vaginally, so she ended up with an unwanted ...
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A Midwife’s Touch: Easing Challenging Birth Experiences

This blog discusses events in Call the Midwife Season 13 Episode 1. The opinions expressed in this blog post are solely those of the author. It’s Spring of 1969, and brand new midwifery students are ...
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Home births are rising in the U.S.—especially for Black women. Here's why.

Growing dissatisfaction with hospital birthing processes and its mistreatment of women are causing a small but growing number to choose home births instead. Exhausted after giving birth to her ...
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Scott Speedman Jokes About 'Hilarious' Home Birth Experience with Fiancée Lindsay Rae Hofmann: 'We Have Tubs'

Scott Speedman is opening up about his experience welcoming his baby son into the world — and why he found the home birth experience "hilarious." "The home birth is hilarious. Because you have to rent ...
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Woman Rewatches Video of Her Home Birth — and Sees Something Totally Unexpected (Exclusive)

Nichol Gerber discovered her faithful canine Penny silently observed her entire labor and delivery, hours after the event Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...