Free Birth Society

Free Birth Society
Formation2017 (2017)
FounderEmilee Saldaya
TypeFree birth advocacy
Location

The Free Birth Society (FBS) is a US-based company that advocates for childbirth without medical assistance, also known as free birth. The FBS sells online courses and private consultations and produces podcasts and social media content.

FBS was founded in 2017 by influencer and former doula Emilee Saldaya, who does not have medical training. A 2025 investigation by Guardian journalists found at least 48 instances of stillbirths, neonatal fatalities, or other "serious harm" that were seemingly linked to FBS. As part of the investigation, medical experts said that FBS content included "misleading" or "dangerous" guidance, and that Saldaya and business partner Yolande Norris-Clark made "false or dangerous claims about hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, retained placenta and infant resuscitation". The American College of Nurse-Midwives, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists agree that "hospitals and accredited birth centers are the safest settings for birth" in the US.


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