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How to use birth pools safely
The recall of hired home-birthing pools after a baby contracted Legionnaires' disease will have some parents-to-be worried, but there are guidelines about how to best - and safely - use a birthing pool.
Push for more home births in the UK
New guidelines suggest that women who are pregnant with their second or subsequent children should be encouraged to give birth at home, as long as they aren't considered medium or high risk - but a lot needs to change before that can happen.
Why I loved my third home water birth
After two water births at home, I was determined to give birth to my son the same way. I just hoped this birth would be quicker than my last two.
Free-birthing on the rise
It’s a controversial practice that has been branded both dangerous and irresponsible, but there's a growing trend among Australian women who are choosing to birth at home, free from any medical intervention or assistance.
Study delivers good news for home births
Doctors and midwives say more women should be given access to publicly funded home births with hospital back-up after a study found they were associated with low rates of harm for women and their babies.
Trauma pushes mothers to home births
Women are turning their backs on the health system after being traumatised by childbirth in hospitals, according to a new paper from University of Sydney researchers.
Coroner's findings renew homebirth debate
South Australian deputy coroner Anthony Schapel this week ruled that it was a "matter of certainty" that three babies who died after homebirths would have lived if they'd been born in hospital, bringing more attention to an already fierce debate.
Home birth: what mums-to-be need to know
As a mum I have always been quite definite about the type of birth experience that I wanted to have and I was privileged to be able to avail myself of that choice. Here is what you need to know about choosing a home birth.
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My lotus homebirth
EB member Michelle shares the birth story of her daughter Pepper, born at home.
Babies by the dozen but medic says home birth too risky
More than 50 Victorian women have safely given birth at home this year as part of a state government-funded trial that provides hospital back-up.
Homebirth mothers being refused prescriptions
Doctors, fearing they will be sued, are refusing to prescribe drugs or order tests for women who want to give birth at home, and this is forcing mothers to give birth in hospitals or putting lives at risk, midwives say.
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