‘We fought hard for this lady. And we still lost her’: How new mother died after home birth

Laura Liston’s death after the birth of her son at home led the HSE to suspend home births in the midwest region ...
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Birthing pool at hospital to shut for repairs

An NHS trust said the birthing pool at one of its hospitals will be temporarily suspended for necessary improvements to the labour ward. North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (NWAFT) said the only ...
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Sisters welcome babies 8 hours apart — and in the same birthing pool

For nine months, McKayla Kennard joked that she and her younger sister, Adrianna Kennard, were expecting “cousin twins.” Then, on June 18, the siblings, who live in Akron, Ohio, welcomed their babies ...
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I nearly died birthing my third baby at home – but still advocate for home births

A woman who almost died during childbirth at home alongside her baby said she has no regrets – and would still advocate for ...
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Michel Odent, Pioneer of Natural Childbirth Techniques, Dies at 95

His innovations, including homelike delivery rooms and birthing pools, were based on his belief that “human birth cannot work as long as a woman is thinking.” By Adam Nossiter Michel Odent, a French ...