DC Doula

The very best place in Washington, DC to have a baby is easily George Washington University Hospital. Why? Because the doctor and midwives that practice there employ evidence-based, collaborative care that emphasizes informed decision making and patient autonomy. What that means in practice is that the power to make decisions about your pregnancy and birth care rests where it belongs – with YOU! You don’t have to fight with these providers to get the care that is most appropriate for you, or that fits best with your hopes and wishes for your birth. It is a great place to have a normal, physiological birth (often called a “natural birth”), a great place to have an epidural, and a great place to go if you need a c-section. Providers treat birthing people with respect, take their wishes into account when devising a course of action, and support birthing people in laboring the way that they choose. They even have a vaginal breech program! The Women’s Center at GW has the lowest c-section and episiotomy rates of all of the local hospitals. They also have access to wireless monitors, birth balls, birthing tubs, and lactation consultants. All these things make it one of the most mother/baby and natural birth friendly hospitals in the DC area.