There's never been a record of Sadie Nelson's birth. Nelson, 67, was born on Aug. 8, 1957, in Sunflower County, Mississippi, to sharecropper parents. A midwife helped her mother deliver her, but died ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — As back-to-school season arrives, parents are gathering important documents for registration, including birth certificates. For many families, especially those with children ...

When Teresa and Jeff Williams decided to have an unassisted home birth, they had no idea they would be unable to get a birth certificate for their son nearly two years later. Despite sending a litany ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This is either someone’s dream scenario for giving birth or their worst nightmare. That’s how Katie and Nick Vasquez describe the reactions they usually get from people when they tell ...