A newborn baby died after her mother delivered her using a home-birthing pool hired from “freebirth” Instagram influencer Emily Lal, a coroner has found.

Jessica Beckwith gave birth to her daughter, Toren Bailey-Beckwith, last week in what looked like an oversized kiddy pool filled with 100-degree water. Beckwith, a University of Minnesota alumna, was ...

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However, the delivery occurred in her bathtub, despite a birthing pool set up in her living room. "I don't know why (the bathtub)," said Grutsch, in April, about her daughter Julianna's birth.

Sisters McKayla Kennard and Adrianna Kennard found out they were pregnant on the same day. Their babies were born hours apart in the same birthing pool.

In June 2024, Aurora Sinai’s waterbirth suite was officially opened to the public, another patient-centered labor and delivery offering designed to further customize the birthing experience.

Sisters McKayla Kennard and Adrianna Kennard found out they were pregnant on the same day. Their babies were born hours apart in the same birthing pool.