The controversial Free Birth Society

A year-long investigation into the Free Birth Society by The Guardian has uncovered a multimillion-pound organisation that ...
Yahoo

Women are documenting on TikTok what it's like to give birth without any medical assistance. Health experts say the fringe practice is extremely dangerous.

A small but growing community of TikTokers is glorifying the dangerous practice of "free birth." Free birth is giving birth with no medical attendants and sometimes forgoing prenatal care. OB-GYNs ...

What’s the difference between a home birth and a free birth?

While free births and home births sound similar, they come with very different potential risks. Planned home births involve ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center to close in late March

The only free-standing birth center between Denver and Salt Lake City, Bloomin’ Babies Birth Center, will close on March 28. According to Intermountain St. Mary’s Regional Hospital President Bryan ...

Vermont midwives continue to rally for freestanding birth center after Copley closure

Depending on financial and legislative factors, Vermont could see a non-hospital-affiliated birthing center in 2027.
PBS

Ceremony Marks Signing Of Women's Health Bill

House Bill 90 establishes free-standing birth centers and changed language to KY's abortion ban. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams signed House Bill 90 on Tuesday. The bill establishes ...
Hartford Business

Women’s Health CT acquires 1st state-licensed birth center

Women’s Health Connecticut (WHC), a statewide network of women’s healthcare providers, has acquired the state’s first licensed, free-standing birth center, the organization announced Monday. The ...
WWLP-22News

State orders open access to free prenatal vitamins, birth control

BOSTON (SHNS) – Eligible MassHealth members and Health Safety Net patients will have access to prenatal vitamins and over-the-counter birth control at no cost, under two standing orders that the ...