Home Birth Stories
It used to be that giving birth at home was looked at as a "hippie" thing to do. Most people thought that no normal, conventional woman would consider such a thing, completely forgetting that until the 1920s home births were the norm.

Wondering About Water Birth
Giving birth in a pool of warm water is nothing like lying on your back in a hospital bed with people holding your legs and telling you when it's time to push.

Weighing in on Water Births
Mother's Day had extra special meaning for Katy Gartland this year – it marked the arrival of her daughter, Natalie.

Water Birth
I figured out how I wanted to birth my baby before I even got pregnant. An addict of The Learning Channel's A Baby Story, I watched a water birth episode.

The Home Birth Team
You've decided you want a home birth, but now what? How do you go about building your home birth team?

The Home Birth Option
No one chooses home birth lightly. It's a decision that's usually made after much research, soul searching, serious consideration of the alternatives, and, often, pressure from relatives to go the hospital route.

The Home Birth Hype
Karen Hawkins of Bridgton, Maine, spent her younger years raising all sorts of animals. Before she was old enough to have children of her own, she was watching those animals give birth, and the experience left a definite impression.

Home Birth Help
Considering a home birth? If so, you probably want to know details about the safety of home birth and to learn what the home environment has to offer that a hospital does not.

Having a Home Birth
Your clothes, your bed, your family, your birth. So you want to have your baby at home.

Is Home Birth the Best of Both Worlds?
A little less than a year ago, my best friend had a baby, which made me painfully aware that my own biological clock was ticking away.