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 […]

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However, in modern times, the practice of giving birth at home has been replaced by what’s now the norm of hospital births leaving only a small percentage of women choosing to give birth at home.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?