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PHOENIX — As the number of mothers choosing to give birth outside of a hospital quickly grows in Arizona, some maternity and public health experts are calling to update rules for non-nurse midwives.

If you've heard or come across the term free birth, or unassisted birth, in parenting communities recently, you might be wondering why anyone would want to give birth without any medical support.