An instance of giving birth at home, rather than in a hospital.
she was pregnant with her third child and planning a home birth
mass noun advocates of home birth believe that labour and delivery can and should occur at home
Example sentencesExamples
- When Katie was expecting Toby she made the decision to opt for a home birth.
- Every woman has a legal right to a home birth.
- Unfortunately there seem to be a lot of mothers who don't know they can ask for a home birth.
- It was a planned home birth with two independent midwives.
- While home birth was common as recently as the 1960s, today almost all Portuguese women have their babies in hospitals.
- The health board does provide a grant for families having a home birth while private health cover does meet the balance.
- If I were pregnant after the unit closed I would rather have a home birth than go to the hospital.
- Her planned home birth was a truly special event not just for family but indeed the entire village who rejoiced in their latest arrival.
- The teenager had wanted a home birth but her partner had initially been worried.