Home Birth: The Evidence on Safety

Home Birth: The Evidence on Safety

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Birth Center: Exploring Your Options

A birth center sits in the middle ground between a home birth and a hospital. You get a home-like setting and midwife-led care built around a low-intervention birth. A birth center is not the right fit for every pregnancy, and it is not the right choice for everyone who is eligib ...  Show more

Hospital Birth: What to Expect

The vast majority of births in the United States occur in a hospital. A hospital birth offers around-the-clock staffing, a wide range of pain management options, and surgical capacity. Plus, a hospital has an on-site NICU if your baby needs additional care. Hospitals also have po ...  Show more

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