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.