Welcome to Mind Body Births! MBB offers Doula services and HypnoBirthing childbirth ed courses by Alana Rose. Doula service covers the entire DC Metro area, while MBB HypnoBirthing classes take place in the District and in Arlington. That's right--HypnoBirthing has finally arrived in the heart of DC!

Now offering private HypnoBirthing classes--you pick the dates and I'll come to your home! Click here for more info!

You can host a group class in your home if you know other interested couples and all couples will receive the group rate.  Call Alana anytime (preferred) or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info!

Now accepting Doula clients for Spring and Summer!  See the Doula Services page for details and check out the Doula FAQ.

"A pregnant woman is like a beautiful flowering tree, but take care when it comes time for the harvest that you do not shake or bruise the tree, for in doing so, you may harm both the tree and its fruit." --Peter Jackson, R.N.

"All natural birth has a purpose and a plan; who would think of tearing open the chrysalis as the butterfly is emerging? Who would break the shell to pull the chick out?" --Unknown

What is a doula? A doula...

• Recognizes birth as a key life experience that the mother will remember all her life...

• Understands the physiology of birth and the emotional needs of a woman in labor...

• Assists the woman and her partner in preparing for and carrying out their plans for the birth...

• Stays by the side of the laboring woman throughout the entire labor...

• Provides emotional support, physical comfort measures, an objective viewpoint and assistance to the woman in getting the information she needs to make good decisions...

• Facilitates communication between the laboring woman, her partner and clinical careproviders...

• Perceives her role as one who nutures and protects the woman's memory of her birth experience.