NOTE: This show originally aired May 6, 2014
While the vast majority of women in the United States give birth to their babies in a hospital, home births are becoming more popular. In 2012 an estimated 35,000 births occurred in the home, accounting for 0.7% of total U. S. births. We discuss different birthing options, and the role of during pregnancy and childbirth, with Certified Nurse Midwife Jackie Gruer, Dr. Kellie Flood-Shaffer, associate professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Director, OB/GYN Generalist Division, at , and Dr. Marjorie Greenfield, division chief of General Obstetrics and Gynecology at the in Cleveland and author of .
To learn more about birthing options and to hear stories of pregnancy and childbirth across cultures and continents, check out Public Radio International鈥檚 in-depth series, .
