birth doula support

This isn’t just about having a doula — it’s about having the right support. The kind that feels grounding, deeply attuned, and entirely aligned with the experience you want to have.

Refined Care for a Grounded Birth Experience

This isn’t just about hiring a doula — it’s about choosing intentional, steady support for one of life’s most defining moments.

At District Birth, birth doula care is designed for mothers who value thoughtful preparation, clear guidance, and calm, confident presence. This offering supports you through pregnancy, labor, and early postpartum with structure, clarity, and unwavering care — so you can move through your birth with confidence and peace!

Designed for the Mother Who…

Whether this is your first birth or you're returning with more awareness, this experience meets you where you are — and walks with you the rest of the way.

✧ Families who work with continuous labor support are 31% less likely to rate their birth experience as negative.
(Cochrane Review, 2017)

what’s included

A high-touch, curated experience designed for clarity, calm, and connection:

  • For check-ins, planning, and personalized guidance

  • Including a 90-minute virtual Birthway Session and one in-person visit focused on emotional preparation, advocacy, and partner support

  • Featuring curated guides, videos, and resources

  • Fully present and ready when labor begins, no matter the time

  • Providing steady, grounded presence throughout your birthing experience

  • To reflect, process, and support early recovery

District Birth offers in-person doula care throughout Washington, DC, Northern Virginia (including Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax and Ashburn), and Maryland (Silver Spring, Bethesda, and Anne Arundel County). Virtual doula support is also available for clients nationwide seeking high-touch, aligned care from afar.

What Sets District Birth Apart

This is not one-size-fits-all support.

It’s a refined, relationship-driven experience rooted in evidence, discernment, and a steady, professional presence.

With a foundation in childbirth education, prenatal consulting, and nervous system-aware care, I approach each stage of your journey with clarity and intentional design. Every touchpoint is purposeful — offering structure without rigidity, and presence without overwhelm.

My support is designed to bring clarity to complexity — helping you move through each phase of pregnancy and birth with confidence and calm. As a solo practitioner, I offer a deeply personal approach to care. When we work together, you're not passed between team members or filtered through systems. You work directly with me — Miranda — a doula, educator, and wellness guide who is fully invested in your experience.

Whether you’re entering this journey for the first time or returning with new intentions, our work is grounded in thoughtful preparation, expert guidance, and mutual trust. Families across Washington, DC, Maryland, Northern Virginia, and beyond choose District Birth not only for how I show up in the birth space — but for how I walk with you, every step of the way.

“The way you’re held in birth shapes how you move through motherhood.”

Miranda Franck, District Birth

let’s connect!

Choosing your doula is a deeply personal decision — and one that should feel intentional from the very beginning. I offer a complimentary 30-minute consultation so we can connect, explore your needs, and ensure the experience we create together feels aligned.

During this meeting, we’ll discuss your vision for birth, the support you’re looking for, and how District Birth can walk alongside you with grounded presence and clarity. This is a no-pressure, welcoming space — simply an opportunity to begin the conversation.

After submitting your inquiry, you'll also receive the District Birth Information Guide — a beautifully curated resource that provides deeper insight into my services, what to expect throughout our work together, and everything you need to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

the bundled experience

doula support & childhood education

For families seeking a more integrated approach, District Birth offers a bundled package that includes full birth doula support alongside our childbirth education program — inspired by the Birthing From Within philosophy.

These sessions are not your typical birth classes! They blend modern knowing — evidence-based education, birth physiology, advocacy, and planning — with ancient ways of knowing: personal reflection, storytelling, mindfulness, and emotional preparation.

Together, we’ll prepare not just for what labor looks like, but how to meet it — physically, emotionally, and mentally. You’ll learn how to navigate the unpredictable with flexibility, communicate effectively with your care team, and strengthen your inner resilience. Partners will feel more grounded in their role, too.

Whether you’re navigating a first birth, planning after a previous trauma, or simply know you want a birth that feels deeply connected — this bundled offering provides the layered preparation that today’s families deserve.

Clients across Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia consistently choose this package for the richness, cohesion, and elevated support it brings to their birth experience.

What You’ll Walk Away With

This work is about more than logistics — it’s about helping you step into birth and early motherhood feeling equipped and grounded.

When we work together, you’ll walk away with:

  • A deeper understanding of your birth preferences and how to advocate for them

  • The tools to meet labor with presence, calm, and flexibility

  • A partner who feels confident in their role and ready to support

  • Greater self-trust and emotional preparation for the journey ahead

  • Space to process and integrate your birth experience afterward

My role is to help shape not only your birth — but how you experience your own becoming as a mother. The clarity, connection, and confidence you build here stay with you well beyond the fourth trimester.