an attended or an unattended childbirth in a non-clinical setting
When a woman gives birth at the place where she lives, this is called a home birth. This was the norm, until the middle of the 19th century.The term was coined at that time, as births began to take place in hospitals.[1]
A midwife will usually help the woman giving birth.
↑MacDorman, Marian F.; Declercq, Eugene; Mathews, T.J. (2014). "Recent Trends in Out-of-Hospital Births in the United States". Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. 58 (5): 494–501. doi:10.1111/jmwh.12092. ISSN1526-9523. PMID26055924.
