Celebrities Who Have Chosen Home Births

1 Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff gave birth to her second child, Banks Violet, at home. In an "extremely personal" post to Instagram, Hilary shared a video from right after Banks was born. "It was so absolutely lovely and rewarding (and shocking) that after giving birth to my baby girl we hugged . . . for the first time, In my mind I like to believe that she was saying: 'Good job, mom. Go team go. We did it. Together.'"

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2 Alanis Morissette

Both of Alanis Morissette's kids, Ever and Onyx, were born at home. In an interview with Self, the singer, who is expecting her third child, said of birthing Onyx alone with her husband, Souleye: "Hearing his voice was so beautiful. . . hearing him say 'Okay, breathe in.'"

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3 Gisele Bündchen

When Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady were ready to welcome baby Benjamin, they headed to the bathtub in their Beacon Hill home in Boston for the main event. Gisele recalled, "Giving birth was the most intense and life-changing experience of my life. I am blessed to have had the opportunity to deliver at home, surrounded by love and where I felt safe. It was a really great experience. I never felt so vulnerable but so strong at the same time."

Gisele is also believed to have given birth to baby Vivian at home in late 2012.

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4 Erika Christensen

Erika Christensen's second baby was born at home — though that wasn't the plan! On Aug. 10, 2018, Erika's daughter Polly made a surprise appearance and had to be delivered by her dad, Cole Maness. "It happened! It happened this morning. And it will go down in family history because babygirl's own, incredible Dad delivered her all by himself," she wrote on Instagram. "My fault, as I didn't know she would come so quickly and didn't call the doc until far too late. . . Mom immediately took this picture. So epic."

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5 Lisa Bonet

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Lisa Bonet was such a fan of the home-birthing experience that she did it thrice! First with daughter Zoë Kravitz in 1988, and more recently with her two children, Lola and Wolf, who she shares with actor Jason Momoa.

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6 Seth Meyers's Wife, Alexi

Seth Meyers's wife, Alexi Ashe, kind of had her baby at home — it actually went down in the lobby of their apartment building, as their second son, Axel Strahl, just couldn't wait! He said on Late Night of the frantic chain of events: "I called 911 and over the course of a minute conversation, I said, 'We're about to have a baby; we're having a baby; we had a baby.' I went from someone calling in about an emergency to just sharing good news with a stranger."

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7 James Van Der Beek's Wife, Kimberly

James Van Der Beek and his wife, Kimberly, welcomed their fifth child, a baby girl named Gwendolyn, on June 15, 2018. The baby girl was born at home, and James shared a behind-the-scenes photo in the days that followed. "The category is: Home-Birth Realness," he wrote on Instagram.

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8 Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore, whose daughter, Liv, was welcomed at home, has contributed to Ricki Lake's home-birth-advocacy mission.

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9 Demi Moore

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After showing off her growing belly on the cover of Vanity Fair, Demi Moore gave birth to Rumer Willis at home and subsequently welcomed Scout and Tallulah Willis in her home as well.

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10 Meryl Streep

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Meryl Streep doesn't just call her home a place to store her Oscars: it's also the place she welcomed one of her daughters. Meryl is said to have had a home birth for at least one of her daughters there.

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11 Evangeline Lilly

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Evangeline Lilly's first son, Kahekili, was born at home after an intense 30-hour labor. The actress told Conan O'Brien of the birth: "It ended up being outside in a thunderstorm. . . It was at the end of 30 hours of labor and eight hours of pushing, which is the part that I don't know if men will fully grasp, but mothers out there, hours of pushing!"

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12 Maya Rudolph

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Mom of four Maya Rudolph welcomed her fourth child, Minnie Ida, at home, but like a few other celebrities, it wasn't planned! Although Minnie was born on Aug. 1, 2013, Maya didn't file her birth certificate until nearly a year later, which is when it was noted that the little lady was born at home.

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13 Woody Harrelson

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It comes as little surprise that Woody Harrelson's wife, Laura Louie, gave birth to their three daughters at their Maui home in Hawaii.

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14 Cindy Crawford

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Cindy Crawford is one of Hollywood's most famous home-birthers. After welcoming baby Presley in her LA home, People reported, "Eager to shield her privacy, Crawford gave birth in the couple's Brentwood home under the supervision of a midwife and a nurse — and the anxious, joyful gaze of her husband."

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15 Jennifer Connelly

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Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany used a birthing pool at home to bring Agnes Lark, their second child together, into the world.

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16 Mayim Bialik

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Mayim Bialik delivered her second son, Frederick, at home with a doula, her husband, and her older son, Miles, by her side. Of the home birth, Mayim said, "Three pushes later, Frederick slithered out, and Miles was carried out of his high chair to cut the cord. A small spurt of blood startled him, and he promptly asked my husband to finish the job . . . Miles then sat down on the floor and, minutes later, was handed a bundled-up, wide-eyed baby brother. He clung to that baby for enough minutes that the midwife had to separate them."

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17 Alyson Hannigan

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Alyson Hannigan became a home-birth convert after watching Ricki Lake's The Business of Being Born. She said, "It wasn't something I knew I was going to do before I got pregnant, but once I was pregnant, I did more research, and I watched The Business of Being Born, and that sealed the deal. It's not the right choice for everyone, but it definitely was for me. I never wavered on it. I knew if I needed to go to the hospital I would, but thankfully everything went well, and it was a magnificent experience."

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18 Ricki Lake

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After expressing disappointment with the hospital birth of her first son, Milo, Ricki Lake explored the world of home births before welcoming Owen in 2001. Her younger son's birth is one of the stories told in The Business of Being Born and was the launching pad for the former (and future) talk-show host's advocacy of midwives.

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