Home Births Rose During the Pandemic, Study Shows

More babies were born at home in 2021 than in any year since at least 1990, according to data published Nov. 17 by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Following a 22% increase from 2019 ...
The Hill

At-home births increased during pandemic, still rare

In this photo provided by Mark Godbolt Jr., his wife, Jade Godbolt, nurses her newborn child at their Dallas-area home in October 2022. She and her husband chose a home birth for their third child.
Fierce Healthcare

CDC: Home births soared to a 30-year high in 2021

The percentage of individuals giving birth at home rose to a 30-year high in 2021 thanks to the desire of those in labor to avoid hospitals swamped with COVID-19 patients and the accompanying danger ...
Miami Herald

Home births climbed during pandemic and are at highest level in decades, study says

U.S. home births are surging in popularity as they climbed to their highest level in decades in 2021, according to a new study. The study, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...