When Katie Chubb was pregnant she wanted to have her baby at a birth center, but there was no local option. Now she's trying to open one herself. She has community support, but not from the hospitals.

Tonight’s council meeting comes after at least 300 women has their annual OB-GYN appointments at Newport Women’s Health ...

Mother after mother came forward at the meeting, sharing stories of the care and support they experienced while at Newport ...

Amid local concerns that cuts will be made to Newport Hospital ’s birthing center, the Newport City Council has scheduled a ...

In Florida, Black women experience disproportionately high rates of maternal and infant mortality — a fact two local ...

Birthing centers are a safe and effective option for mothers with low-risk pregnancies who are hoping for a natural (drug-free), vaginal birth.

Cocoon Wellness and Birth Center, which opened in 2021, recently obtained national accreditation, and now the center hopes other expectant parents will consider that option.