The Rise of Home Births in the US. 2025 โ€“ Whoโ€™s Choosing This Path and Why?

A pregnant woman in a birthing tub being monitored by a midwife during a planned home birth

In 2021 alone, over 51,000 home births were recorded in the U.S., the highest number since reliable national tracking began. That marked a 12% jump from the year before, following a 22% increase between 2019 and 2020. Itโ€™s not just a post-pandemic ripple effect; itโ€™s a wave thatโ€™s been building for years. So whatโ€™s behind … Read more