The story of my first birth and becoming a mom for the first time in a birth trauma spiral that was caused by medical interventions that continue to happen and shouldn’t be happening

Selecting a midwife to be your care provider is so important. Here are some tips from a Vancouver Doula when you are interviewing and finding the perfect addition to your birth team.

By Lori Mork I could state a bunch of studies and provide tons of evidence and facts that day having a doula is a must-have in your birth, but I like to sum up why I am the doula for you based on 7 things (traits, qualities, vibes, etc.) that I bring to the birth […]

About 4 months ago I got a Cold Plunge Pool. Yes, countless Joe Rogan podcasts and the talk of “how great it really is, and the benefits” won over my ego of never wanting to follow the trends or cult followings.  (The cold plunge I got is linked here:  Portable Ice Bath – nurecover (it’s […]

By Lori Mork Congratulations! So, you’re having a baby!!!! What the heck to do now? First you choose your care provider. Do not take this task lightly. That is for a whole other blog on how to choose wisely. But to quickly recap your options for care providers in British Columbia are in the conventional […]

It’s time to break the vicious Cycle in Birth – reframing how we think about labour, and the fear/tension/pain surrounding it. When I talk to my doula clients about how they are feeling about their upcoming birth I almost always get the same answer. “I’m scared to death!” Or when asked what emotions they have […]

For centuries, women have given birth in their homes, surrounded by their loved ones and attended by traditional birth attendants or helpers.
However, in modern times, the practice of giving birth at home has been replaced by what’s now the norm of hospital births leaving only a small percentage of women choosing to give birth at home.
This leads many of us to question – Why? Are hospital births truly the safest and best option for every woman and baby? Or is this just what we have been programmed to think and believe?

By Lori Mork There are a lot of tips and tricks out there that claim to help to lessen a woman’s discomfort while in the birth process. If we’re being honest, most of them are probably placebos (I’m TOTALLY cool with placebos if it helps though!).  Most of the time, implementing comfort tools results in […]

Why exercise can be beneficial in pregnancy

What is a doula, and why do I need one?