Amish woman develops rare infection after giving birth: 8 things to know An Amish woman in Kentucky developed obstetric tetanus after a home birth in 2016, according to a recent Morbidity and ...

Lovina Hershberger, a 21-year-old from a strict Amish community in Iowa, USA, made a daring escape in 2021 at the age of 18. Though her family tried to convince her to return, Hershberger remained ...

While there's broad support among the Amish for allowing midwives at home births, there's a diversity of opinion on the ability of midwives to address complications like breach babies or bleeding.