It's something many of us associate with seeing on TV or reading about with A-list celebrities, but home births are on the rise and one local health trust in Northern Ireland is leading the way.
Since they started in November 2021, the team of dedicated birth-at-home midwives in the Southern Trust have worked with community colleagues to birth 30 babies at home with more planned in the coming months.
One of those mums was 32-year-old Jemma Cadelle from Co Armagh, whose daughter Malaya was born in their home in January 2022.
