Articles Tagged: home birth
'Home births should be encouraged to save NHS money'
Researchers say that home births for mums having their second and subsequent babies could save the NHS thousands of pounds.
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Mum delivers baby home alone... then has to save her life minutes later!
Clare Callaghan delivered her baby home alone. She then had to save her newborn daughter’s life as she was born still inside the amniotic sac
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New mum Sam Taylor-Wood reveals quirky baby name!
With one little girl called Wylda Rose, Sam Taylor-Wood and her toyboy fiancé Aaron Johnson were never going to opt for Jane or Sarah for their new little daughter, born last Wednesday, and the tot's moniker certainly has the wow factor.
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Mum gives birth home alone two weeks early
A mum from Liverpool has told the BBC how she delivered her third baby unassisted at home after she went into early labour!
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Angel watches over baby in the womb: Amazing ultrasound pic
When Dee Lazarou went for her twelve week scan, she was left in no doubt that her baby was being well looked after in the womb, for there, on the monitor, along with the tiny foetus, was what appeared to be an angel.
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Home births increase baby death risk for first time mums, claims study
A study is claiming that first-time mothers are three times more likely to lose their baby if they decide to have a home birth.
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Will more mums have solo births because of a shortage of midwives?
Perhaps we are heading for a perfect storm: more babies are being born, more mums-to-be want to give birth at home, but there are not enough maternity services to accommodate that.
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Mum gives birth live on the internet
Just days after one mum announced she would give birth in a gallery as part of an art show, another has given birth live on the internet. Nancy Salgueiro, 32, delivered her 6lbs 10oz baby boy in front of a webcam as viewers tuned in from around the globe.
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