VermontBiz According to a new study, Alaska has been named as the state where residents are most interested in having a home birth.
- Alaska is the state most interested in home births, with 10.34 searches per 100,000 people.
- Vermont has the second highest interest in home births, with 8.88 searches per 100,000 people.
- Alabama is the state least interested in home births, with 3.44 searches per 100,000 people.
Birth Injury Lawyers Group investigated which states are most interested in giving birth at home. They analyzed the number of searches for 18 search terms, such as ‘home birth’, ‘what is a home birth?’ ‘What is a home water birth?’ and ‘at home birth’. The number of searches for each term was taken from the last 12 months for each state. The number of searches per 100,000 people determined the final ranking.
1. Alaska – 10.34 searches per 100,000 people
Alaska is the most interested in home births, with 10.34 searches per 100,000 people. The state records approximately 76 searches per month on average for home births, with the most searched for terms being 'home birth with midwife', 'at home birth' and ‘home birth midwife near me’.
2. Vermont – 8.88 searches per 100,000 people
Vermont has the second highest interest in home births, with 8.88 searches per 100,000 people each month, or approximately 58 searches.
Vermont's most searched for terms were found to be 'home birth midwife near me', 'at home birth' and ‘home birth vs hospital birth’.
3. Wyoming – 8.42 searches per 100,000 people
Wyoming has the third highest interest in home births, with 8.42 searches per 100,000 people.
The most searched for terms in the state were 'at home birth', 'home birth midwife near me', and ‘home birth vs hospital birth.’
4. North Dakota – 7.87 searches per 100,000 people
North Dakota has the fourth highest interest in home births, with 7.87 searches per 100,000 people.
The most searched-for home birth-related terms in North Dakota are 'at home birth', followed by 'home birth midwife near me' and ‘home birth vs hospital birth.’
5. New Hampshire – 7.55 searches per 100,000 people
New Hampshire has the fifth highest interest in home births, with 7.55 searches per 100,000 people.
The most searched-for home birth-related terms in New Hampshire are 'at home birth', followed by 'home birth midwife near me', and ‘at home water birth.’
The 10 states most interested in having a home birth
|
Rank |
State |
Number of ‘home birth’ searches per 100,000 people |
|
1. |
Alaska |
10.34 |
|
2. |
Vermont |
8.88 |
|
3. |
Wyoming |
8.42 |
|
4. |
North Dakota |
7.87 |
|
5. |
New Hampshire |
7.55 |
|
6. |
Hawaii |
7.08 |
|
7. |
Delaware |
6.78 |
|
8. |
South Dakota |
6.53 |
|
9. |
Idaho |
6.28 |
|
10. |
Rhode Island |
6.24 |
Bob Goldwater, a spokesperson Birth Injury Lawyers Group commented:
“Despite many women in the US choosing to give birth in a hospital, rates of home births in the US have actually increased by 56% between 2016 and 2022.
"This study reveals which states are the most interested in giving birth at home by analyzing the number of searches for terms relating to home births. The results reveal that Alaksa has the most interest in home births. This is also reflected in the state's rate of home births, which in 2022 stood at 2.7% according to Statista, the ninth highest rate in the country."
States ranked from most to least interested in a home birth
|
Rank |
State |
Searches per 100,000 people |
|
1. |
Alaska |
10.34 |
|
2. |
Vermont |
8.88 |
|
3. |
Wyoming |
8.42 |
|
4. |
North Dakota |
7.87 |
|
5. |
New Hampshire |
7.55 |
|
6. |
Hawaii |
7.08 |
|
7. |
Delaware |
6.78 |
|
8. |
South Dakota |
6.53 |
|
9. |
Idaho |
6.28 |
|
10. |
Rhode Island |
6.24 |
|
11. |
Maine |
6.21 |
|
12. |
Minnesota |
6.11 |
|
13. |
Montana |
6.03 |
|
14. |
Utah |
5.83 |
|
15. |
Georgia |
5.63 |
|
16. |
Colorado |
5.26 |
|
17. |
Oregon |
5.14 |
|
18. |
Connecticut |
5.09 |
|
19. |
West Virginia |
5.04 |
|
20. |
Pennsylvania |
4.94 |
|
21. |
Missouri |
4.90 |
|
22. |
New York |
4.84 |
|
23. |
Virginia |
4.82 |
|
24. |
Indiana |
4.78 |
|
25. |
Michigan |
4.78 |
|
26. |
Nevada |
4.77 |
|
27. |
South Carolina |
4.68 |
|
28. |
North Carolina |
4.68 |
|
29. |
Maryland |
4.60 |
|
30. |
Kansas |
4.56 |
|
31. |
Tennessee |
4.54 |
|
32. |
New Mexico |
4.53 |
|
33. |
Arizona |
4.52 |
|
34. |
Wisconsin |
4.47 |
|
35. |
Kentucky |
4.46 |
|
36. |
Ohio |
4.45 |
|
37. |
Washington |
4.44 |
|
38. |
Massachusetts |
4.38 |
|
39. |
Florida |
4.37 |
|
40. |
Nebraska |
4.34 |
|
41. |
Iowa |
4.31 |
|
42. |
Illinois |
4.26 |
|
43. |
Arkansas |
4.18 |
|
44. |
Mississippi |
4.14 |
|
45. |
Texas |
4.00 |
|
46. |
Louisiana |
3.94 |
|
47. |
Oklahoma |
3.74 |
|
48. |
California |
3.73 |
|
49. |
New Jersey |
3.56 |
|
50. |
Alabama |
3.44 |
Credit and link to: https://birthinjurylawyer.com
Sources: Google Keyword Planner, CDC, Home birth rates in the US
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