26 celebrities who've had home births

Erin McDowellOct 20, 2020, 02:37 IST

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During a recent tour of her Los Angeles home for Architectural Digest, Hilary Duff showed the room where she gave birth to her second child, daughter Banks Violet.
Duff isn't the only celebrity to choose natural home birth over a traditional doctor-assisted birth in a hospital.
From Ricki Lake to Ashley Graham and Maya Rudolph, many celebrities have chosen to give birth at home with the assistance of midwives, birth doulas, or even their own partners and children.

Home births are on the rise amid the coronavirus pandemic as many mothers-to-be are opting to give birth at home instead of in a hospital.

However, some celebrities have been advocates of home-birthing for years.

Celebrities like Hilary Duff, Kehlani, Gisele Bündchen, and Alyson Hannigan have opened up about why they chose to have a home birth and their experiences with it.

Here are 26 celebrities who've had home births.

Hilary Duff gave birth to her second child, daughter Banks Violet, at home in Los Angeles.

Hilary Duff. Aaron Poole/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

Last March, Kehlani gave birth to her first child, Adela, at home in her own bathroom.

Kehlani. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Ashley Graham delivered her son Isaac in a birthing pool inside her Brooklyn home.

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Actress Eva Amurri gave birth to her son Mateo at home, with the help of her 5-year-old daughter, Marlowe.

Eva Amurri. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Cindy Crawford said she gave birth to both Kaia Gerber and Presley Gerber at home in Los Angeles after building a relationship with a midwife.

Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber, Kaia Gerber, and Presley Gerber. John Phillips/BFC/Getty Images

Lisa Bonet chose to give birth to all three of her kids at home.

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet at the 2019 Academy Awards. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Ricki Lake is a major advocate of home births and the co-producer and co-director behind the pro-home birth documentary, "The Business of Being Born."

Ricki Lake. Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Julianne Moore also gave birth to her daughter, Liv, at home.

Julianne Moore and Liv Freundlich. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty Images

Gisele Bündchen gave birth to her and Tom Brady's two children, Benjamin and Vivian, at home.

Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady. Theo Wargo / Staff / Getty Images

Andy Grammer's wife Aijia described a "powerful" home birth experience.

Andy Grammer and wife Aijia. Amanda Edwards/WireImage/Getty Images

Alanis Morissette has opened up about having her first two children, Ever and Onyx, at home.

Alanis Morissette, Souleye Mario Treadway, and Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway. JB Lacroix/WireImage/Getty Images

Lake Bell has had two home births, though she described her second one as an "egregious up-and-down" experience.

Lake Bell. Ron Batzdorff/ABC/Getty Images

Professional beach volleyball player Morgan Miller and husband, former Olympic skier, Bode Miller welcomed their twin sons at home with the help of midwives.

Morgan and Bode Miller. Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty Images

Demi Moore had all three of her children at home.

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Alyson Hannigan, star of "How I Met Your Mother," said she decided to give birth to both of her children at home after asking herself, "Where am I most comfortable?"

Alyson Hannigan. Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

With a doctor and midwife assisting, James Van Der Beek's wife Kimberly gave birth at home in June 2018.

Kimberly and James Van Der Beek. Michael Kovac/Getty Images

It's believed Meryl Streep gave birth to at least one of her four children at home.

Meryl Streep. Rick Rowell/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images

"SNL" mainstay Maya Rudolph gave birth to her second child, Lucille, at home ... although that wasn't the plan.

Maya Rudolph. Steve Granitz/WireImage/Getty Images

Model Iskra Lawrence and partner Philip Payne welcomed their son via home birth in April 2020.

Iskra Lawrence. Getty

Jennifer Connelly had a scheduled water birth at home in 2011.

Jennifer Connelly. Amy Sussman/Getty Images

"Lost" actress Evangeline Lilly gave birth to both of her children at home.

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Alexi Meyer, Seth Meyers's wife, gave birth in the lobby of the couple's apartment building.

Seth Meyer and Alexi Ashe Meyer. Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage/Getty Images

"Lost" actress Emilie de Ravin gave birth to her son Theodore "Theo" Kubrick in her bedroom at home.

Emilie de Ravin. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

"Parenthood" actress Erika Christensen had a surprise home birth with her second child.

Erika Christensen. Paul Archuleta/WireImage/Getty Images

Bekah Martinez, who appeared on Arie Luyendyk's season of "The Bachelor," gave birth to both her son, Franklin, and daughter, Ruth, at home.

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"Big Bang Theory" star Mayim Bialik is an advocate for home birth.

Mayim Bialik. Amanda Edwards/Getty Images

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