Welcome!

We are DONA International trained doulas and experienced lactation specialists offering a variety of birth and postpartum services to women and families throughout the DC Metro area.


A birth doula ....
  • Recognizes birth as a transformative  experience for the mother and family...
  • Assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out their plans for the birth...
  • Remains with the laboring woman throughout the birth and immediately postpartum...
  • Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, and non-judgmental assistance in gathering information and making informed choices…
  • Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and care providers...
  • Supports early breastfeeding as the family desires...

Our Birth Philosophy:
Our intention as birth doulas is to support and guide you in your personal journey.  We help you make your own intuitive decisions and experience birth from a place of self-knowing and awareness. We want you to experience the organic power of your own body, heart, and spirit.

Birth Support Specialties:
  • Birth center, hospital, and home births
  • Water birthing
  • Natural pain coping techniques
  • Labor positioning
  • Comfort massage
  • Acupressure
  • Optimal fetal positioning
  • Guided deep relaxation
  • Partner support & guidance
  • Non-judgmental advocacy

Postpartum Support Specialties:
  • Breastfeeding education
  • In-home lactation counseling
  • Postpartum doula support

Additional Services Offered:
  • Childbirth education classes
  • Belly casting
  • Blessingway planning/hosting
  • Sibling doula services