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Chapter Members -- Birth Professionals

The following women are birth professionals who serve the Washington DC Metro Area, and are ICAN professional subscribers. They are, therefore, supportive of ICANs mission to improve maternal-child health by preventing unnecessary cesareans through education, providing support for cesarean recovery, and promoting Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC).
  • Katy Vega
    Life Streams Eternal
    E-mail: kvega95@ccnh.edu
    Website: http://lifestreamseternal.com 38629 Liebchen Lane
    Leesburg, VA 20175
    540-338-6563

    Services: classes in childbirth education, herb walks, introduction classes in Naturopathy, private Naturopathic consultations, Ki Method (www.kinginstitute.org) treatments, doula/childbirth assisting, and nutritional consulting.

  • Lori Cooper
    Transitions Birth Doulas
    E-mail: lori@transitionsbirthdoulas.com
    Telephone: 703-444-3093
    Website: http://www.transitionsbirthdoulas.com
    Services: Birth Doula
    Birth Assistant


  • Peggy Franklin
    Birth By Design
    E-mail: peggy@birthbydesign.org
    Telephone: 703-754-4543
    Website: http://www.birthbydesign.org
    Services: see website


  • Tammi McKinley, LM, CPM
    Northern Virginia Midwifery, PLLC
    E-mail: tammi@novamidwife.org
    Telephone: 1-800-871-9012 x86119#
    Website: http://www.novamidwife.org
    Services: Providing a full range of traditional midwifery services and resources for the Northern VA homebirth community. Tammi is also a homebirth after cesarean (HBAC) mom and understands through experience the VBAC journey.


  • Loralee Pendergast
    Birthing from the Heart Maternity Services
    E-mail: klaerj@verizon.net
    Telephone: 703-779-2945
    Website: http://www.birthingfromtheheart.com
    Services: Childbirth Education
    Birth Doula
    Post Partum Doula


  • Marilee Pinkleton, CPM
    TLC Birth Holistic Midwifery Services
    E-mail: TLCBirth@aol.com
    Telephone: 571-606-3890
    Website: http://www.tlcbirth.com
    Services: Offers woman-centered holistic midwifery and well-woman care. She believes in helping families create the birthing experience they desire. For the comfort of the mother, all care is provided in her home.


  • Kelly Valceanu
    E-mail: breastmilkrocks@hotmail.com
    Telephone: 703-629-1237
    Services: Bradley CBE
    Birth Doula
    LLL Leader


  • Sarah Wholey
    E-mail: doulasarahw@yahoo.com
    Telephone: 703-855-0324

    Services: Birth Doula


  • Wendy Wright
    E-mail: wendy@womanlywisdom.com
    Telephone: 703-913-4848
    Services: Birth Assistant
    Birth Doula
    Birth Pool Rentals
    Breastfeeding Help


Disclaimer: ICAN's Professional Subscriber Network is intended as an informational resource for consumers. ICAN is pleased to pass along the names of professionals who have given us permission to release their names for referral. Please understand that ICAN is not a credentialing agency or a regulatory body. As such, we are not responsible for the competency of the professionals listed. Consumers are encouraged to take responsibility for their birth experience by informing themselves regarding the competency of those professionals that they retain. Asking questions, obtaining local references and understanding that you are responsible for your own choices by thorough reading and discussing care with other parents and care providers is essential and is your responsibility.

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