NHS hospitals in England have been told to “urgently review” the safety of their home birth services following a coroner’s ...

A mother who died along with her baby after choosing to have a home birth might have been saved if she was taken to hospital earlier, a coroner has found. Jennifer Cahill, 34, died at North Manchester ...

Free birthing' describes the intentional choice to give birth without a registered healthcare professional present ...

A coroner has published a damning list of risks that could lead the deaths of women and their newborns across the country, after the shocking inquest of Jen and Agnes Cahill who died in a home birth t ...

For some families, giving birth at home feels natural, intimate, and culturally aligned. Others are drawn to it because of high hospital costs, fear of unnecessary interventions, or a desire for ...

Hannah Dahlen has worked as a private midwife in the past and attended homebirths. Hannah has received funding from the NHMRC to study the safety of place of birth. If you’re looking on social media ...