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Best Doulas in Alexandria
2021

We scored 35 Doulas in Alexandria, VA and Picked the Top 7

Here are the Picks:

A Loving Embrace

BB Birth Services

Bon Fête Doula Services

District Doulas

DMV Birth Doulas, LLC

Doulas of Northern Virginia

Momease

Why These Doulas?

Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored Alexandria Doulas on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

Reviewed Curated Top Picks 35 23 7

Our Selection Criteria:

  • 1. Availability

    Consistently approachable and responsive, so customers never feel ignored.

  • 2. Qualifications

    Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards.

  • 3. Reputation

    A history of delighted customers and outstanding service.

  • 4. Experience

    Masters of their craft, based on years of practical experience and education.

  • 5. Professionalism

    Providing service with honesty, reliability, and respect.

Read more about our selection process

A Loving Embrace

Offering birth services in the Northern Virginia and DC metropolitan area, A Loving Embrace supports moms through pregnancy, birth, and more. With nearly ten years of experience as a doula, Tracy Osborne is a trusted resource for women who appreciate the loving care and support she provides. Pregnant women receive hours of prenatal education, and she works with partners, so they know the best way to give support during birth. This type of assistance will help a couple feel secure and able to adapt to the new family dynamic. Mothers are more confident and successful with breastfeeding and have fewer incidences of postpartum depression.

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Fairfax, VA 22030

Website

(571) 268-1508 Website

Reputation:A

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We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

1 (Good)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

BB Birth Services

BB Birth Services is a Fairfax business that provides doula services, childbirth classes, and placenta encapsulation services. Doula services include two prenatal visits, phone consultation availability during the pregnancy and postpartum period, support during labor until two hours after birth, and a follow-up postpartum visit. BB Birth Services offers free consultations. Bridget Ballenger provides positioning, breathing, movement, relaxation, and counter-pressure advice along with hot and cold compresses, essential oils, and massage. Her doula and childbirth education accreditations are through the American Academy of Husband-Coached Childbirth. Other doula certification is through ToLabor. She is also certified in Neonatal Resuscitation. Bridget is a member of the Improving Birth Network and the Northern Virginia Birth Matters Chapter. Payment plans are available.

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Fairfax, VA 22032

Website

(580) 618-2960 Website

Reputation:A+

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We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

2 (Better)

Average Review Score:

4.9 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

12 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Bon Fête Doula Services

Bon Fête Doula Services is a business that serves clients in Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax, Reston, Alexandria, Herndon, and the DC Metro Area. The business specializes in first-time moms and high-risk pregnancies. Bon Fête Doula Services is experienced in VBACs, cesarean sections, natural, high-risk pregnancies, low-risk births, and loss support. Services the business offers are full labor support and labor only service. The full labor support package includes a free consultation, ongoing email, text, and phone support, a prenatal visit, labor support and postpartum breastfeeding support, and a postpartum visit. Chandler Sampson is a Certified Birth Doula who has training in Lamaze, Hypnobabies, and the Bradley Method.

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Alexandria, VA 22301

Website

(703) 975-3255 Website

District Doulas

District Doulas offers doula services to families in the District, Northern Virginia, and Maryland, that include unlimited phone and email contact, a three-hour childbirth workshop, and a two-hour prenatal visit. Clients receive phone support in early labor and births are attended at all local hospitals. The on-call doula attends during active labor and remains for at least 12 hours. After the birth, moms receive feeding support, postpartum support for two to three hours, and a postpartum home visit. Doulas Candice Jones and Michele Peterson are well trained and have attended over 500 births, giving them the experience and skills appreciated by moms and moms-to-be. District Doulas received recognition from Expertise.com as Best Doulas in Washington D.C.

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Arlington, VA 22206

Website

(202) 503-9522 Website

Reputation:A

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We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

14 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

DMV Birth Doulas, LLC

DMV Birth Doulas LLC offers family planning services and childbirth education in the Alexandria metro area. Its fertility specialist assists clients who desire a baby or are seeking nonhormonal birth control measures. Clients receive prenatal counseling and all-inclusive doula support. After childbirth, the business provides postpartum services and placenta encapsulation. Additionally, the doulas conduct consultations on nutrition and teach clients about breastfeeding. The doulas also help clients understand pregnancy diagnoses, including gestational diabetes and intrauterine growth restriction.

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500 Academy Avenue
Owings Mills, MD 21117

Website

(443) 814-9547 Website

Reputation:A

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

2 (Better)

Average Review Score:

4.3 / 5 (Better)

Total Reviews:

11 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Variable (Good)

Doulas of Northern Virginia

Doulas of Northern Virginia, LLC is a full service doula agency that serves expecting mothers and families of the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. areas. The doula service was co-founded by owner, Kaylie Groenhout who established the business in May of 2016. The company offers labor doula support, postpartum doula support, and placenta encapsulation to their clients. Doulas of Northern Virginia provides various specialty services which include, but are not limited to, education in breastfeeding, cloth diapering, scheduled parenting, sibling transitions, and bottle feeding. The doulas (certified by ProDoula) are also in support of all types of birth options including non-medical home-based births, epidural births, cesarean births, hypnobirthing, and other diverse types of deliveries.

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Aldie, VA 20105

Website

(571) 318-9228 Website

Reputation:A+

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

3 (Best)

Average Review Score:

4.7 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

17 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Momease

Momease provides classes childbirth, infant care, breastfeeding, as well as doula services in the Washington D.C. and surrounding areas. Clients may interview labor doulas and choose a primary and backup doula. A prenatal visit is scheduled to discuss a birth plan, and video conferencing takes place throughout the rest of the client’s pregnancy. Clients can choose packages that include home birth and phone and text support during early labor. Complimentary classes for comfort and relaxation techniques and advanced breastfeeding basics provide information and support new parents need to be confident with their new baby.

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Alexandria, VA 22314

Website

(703) 739-2832 Website

Reputation:A

More Info

We scour the internet for reviews from well-known resources. Each provider is evaluated based on the quality and quantity of their reviews, their presence on multiple review sites, and their average minimum rating.

Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

4 / 5 (Better)

Total Reviews:

20 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

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