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Number of Home Births Increasing in the U.S.

by Tom Henderson, Posted May 23rd 2011 1:30PM

A study found the number of home births shot up 20 percent between 2004 and 2008. Credit: Getty Images

More and more babies are being born at home for reasons ranging from the philosophical to the financial.

"Women may prefer a home ...Reasons for home births can be both philosophical and financial.