Supporting Women and Families through Conception, Pregnancy and the Postpartum period
Morgaine Owens
DONA trained Doula | HypnoBirthing Birth Educator | Rebirthing Breathwork Professional
All births are sacred.
All births are beautiful.
As a Doula, I'm here to offer unconditional loving support for each woman who seeks my care... to follow her lead and remain attentive to what her heart and mind and body are telling me she needs and wants. Currently on the team of Doulas at South Community Birth Program in Vancouver, I love to work together with the close team of Birth Professionals there... but I also offer private Doula Care.
Every pregnancy and birth is a miracle.
As a HypnoBirthing Birth Educator, I feel honored to be able to offer my experience, sensitivity, care and compassion to birthing women and families in Vancouver, Victoria and the Gulf Islands.
As a Newborn Photographer for more than a decade in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, as well as worldwide commissions, I was surprised and delighted to have been voted "The Best Newborn Photographer in Vancouver" by my peers and the public.
During this time in my career, and through the birth of my son and subsequent comprehension of postpartum depression, I've come to hold a deep compassion and empathy for the vastly profound experience of welcoming new Souls... and it's my deepest wish to bring this compassionate support to the women and families in my community. All women deserve to experience unconditional, loving support and to receive dedicated, consistent care for their birth experience. I look forward to offering this to you!
SERVICES
"From the moment Morgaine stepped through our door for our initial meeting, her calming presence and warmth spread through our home and was even felt by our (usually difficult) cats.
As we spoke, I quickly realized her soothing and reassuring nature would be exactly what I was looking for at our daughter’s birth. I shared that In the two weeks before our due date, I was all of a sudden feeling brave about how I wanted the birth to go, she encouraged me to lean into all of my instincts and reassured me about other worries I had. We ended up chatting for a long time about birth philosophy and the pressures that women face when delivering, and this really helped in my decision making for all of our outstanding birth plan details.
Our labour was mostly spent at home, and all the while, Morgaine was standing by with helpful tips on how to speed up and slow down labour as it progressed through the day. She gave us a sense that we had more control in how things would progress, and the encouragement to see it through. She made us feel so confident and able to trust my instincts. Her calm and reassurance was exactly what I needed in key moments.
Morgaine stayed with us until the end, reminding me of what I wanted and being supportive of me and my decisions throughout. She made us feel relaxed, and I truly believe the tranquility helped our daughter maintain a strong heartbeat as she came into the world. Through her encouragement, she made our experience so special that I loved every minute of it. We feel so very fortunate to have had the birth experience we did, we’re so excited to know that Morgaine will be helping other mothers to feel the same."
Cristina - new mother
Offering Support
From our initial meeting all the way through your pregnancy and delivery, and the postpartum period, I take the time to get to know you, your concerns and your needs. I’m always available to contact by phone/email throughout and will provide everything you require to make sure your experience is as calm and positive as possible.
Prenatal Courses
In this 5 week course, Mothers and their Birth Partners learn all aspects of the Instinctive Birthing process, learning to trust the inherent wisdom of a woman's body and and how to move toward the possibility of a Blissful, Ecstatic birth experience. Through the HypnoBirthing model, couples leave the course fully confident and prepared to bring their little ones into the world in a peaceful and safe way.
They change so quickly...
Specializing in Newborn Photography and all portraiture related to Love... I have been offering The Beloved Sessions as Pure Light Studio in Vancouver and worldwide locations for more than a decade. Voted the Best Vancouver Newborn Photographer by the public and photography peers on VancouverMom(dot)ca was an honour and a surprise.
“Giving birth and being born brings us into the essence of creation, where the human spirit is courageous and bold and the body, a miracle of wisdom.”