A coalition is challenging the decision to suspend the service over safety concerns.

Home births have been suspended in a county following safety concerns raised by staff. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust said the suspension is due to last for two weeks, but trust leaders warned it ...

The father of a newborn baby who died after an “avoidable” delay in her delivery has said that a hospital’s home birth ...

NHS hospitals in England have been told to “urgently review” the safety of their home birth services following a coroner’s report into the deaths of a mother and baby in Manchester. The recommendation ...

The rate of home births is dropping in England. Cue finger-pointing. The fact of the matter is that home birth in the UK is a very different concept to a country like America. Midwives in the UK are ...

Health leaders stress that home birth remains a choice, but it must be an informed one. A coroner is calling for a review of the role of doulas after the death of a baby following a home birth, ...