at home, more and more couples are foregoing the hospital. in part due to celebrity influence. >> it looks like it's starting to be more popular. celebrity gisele, ricki lake, cindy crawford are making this more popular. >> at this moment, i thought i could take it. i just felt so empowered and i felt sode ready, you can throw anything at me, i'm ready. you can throw anything at me and i can take it, i can do it. >> reporter: still, doctors caution staying home isn't always the best option. >> people have to understand they're not celebrities, so they have to have a good backup system and a good plan if something goes wrong. >> reporter: abc news, new york. >> i know people who have tried this and got in a predicament where they ended up going to the hospital. but i think it's great. my sister had all of her kids naturally with no drugs. i wasn't so fortunate. both of my children got stuck. >> thanks for that.