Women

She is having a baby

Many women in America or other western countries are choosing out-of-hospital childbirth, much to the dismay of insurance companies. In less developed countries such as India, out-of-hospital births are usually not a choice but a necessity. But even in that country, some upper-class women are joining the natural birth trend. Elizabeth Cassidy, Sarah Wynn and Aninnya Sarkar report from USA and India. Multimedia by Rachel Thomas

by IBNS-TWF May 12, 2017