Out-of-Hospital Birth Articles

Safe at Home (or Birth Center)!

Safe at Home (or Birth Center)!

A large Washington State study affirms that planning birth in a free-standing birth center or at home (community birth) can be as safe as planned hospital birth provided: Women are at low-risk for complications. Births are attended by a professional midwife. Midwives...

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