As home births become more popular, midwives and medical experts stress the importance of clear emergency plans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maria Ibarra holding her daughter, Joy Mendoza, at her home in Lebanon, Ohio, on Jan. 27. (Madeleine Hordinski for NBC News) ...

Amid a rise in home births, mistrust between midwives and hospitals can put mothers and babies at risk. With each contraction, Maria Ibarra’s plan to deliver her daughter in her Ohio living room ...