Home is where the heart is, and where the birth is too these days. According to recent statistics, the home-birth rate increased 20 percent between 2004 and 2008 after a 15-year slide, and the delivery method is appealing to a wide range of women. Credit Ricki Lake for that. Her Business of Being Born book and documentary have turned a new generation of moms-to-be on to the movement. Check out 15 Read more

Jennifer Connelly walked with son Stellan as her husband Paul Bettany carried their newest addition, baby Agnes, during a family walk in NYC yesterday. Agnes Bettany, who was born in May, made her public debut just last week out on another school run with her parents and brothers. On Tuesday, Jennifer made her own splash, debuting her postbaby body, in a sexy-sheer top on the red carpet at the Read more

Jennifer Connelly attended last night's Every Woman, Every Child UN Reception in NYC, along with 50 Cent, Deepak Chopra, and several other celebrities and philanthropists. The evening out marked Jennifer's first red-carpet appearance since giving birth to her daughter Agnes in late May. The actress looked chic and sexy in a peek-a-boo top at the party, where she told reporters she had a midwife Read more

The growing C-section rate is always the subject of debate and is one that is closely associated with Hollywood. Though the home-birth movement is gaining momentum among celebs, one-third of all births still come via surgery. Whether moms are "too posh to push" and schedule their deliveries in advance, or end up going under the knife after hours (and sometimes days) of labor, plenty of Tinseltown Read more