Windham birth center not feasible due to low demand, study finds

Windham birth center not feasible due to low demand, study finds

In late 2023, state officials approved the closure of Windham Hospital’s labor and delivery unit, on certain conditions. Among them: Hartford HealthCare, the hospital’s owner, had to study the feasibility of opening a freestanding birth center in the region. That study is now complete. And in a meeting with members of the community earlier this week, Guidehouse, the independent consultancy that conducted the report, presented its findings. Openi…

Birth and the Closure of Waldo County Labor & Delivery

Noona Kazickas was one of the last babies born at Waldo County General.

During 2024, 21 planned home births without healthcare professionals were registered in Norway, new figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) show.

For a long time, the risks associated with unassisted home births have been debated. Now, new figures show that this is increasing.

21 planned home births were carried out without healthcare personnel present last year, according to figures from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Helene Brekkenes Clarke was one of those who chose to give birth this way.

21 women chose to give birth unassisted at home in 2024, new figures show. That's a fourfold increase from previous years.