Your pregnancy is extraordinary.
Your care should be, too.
Our Mission
Education. SUPPORT. Empowerment.
We strive to educate and support expecting mothers and their partners to help them achieve their best birth experience. We help growing families feel confident in their birth choices so they can build upon the empowering experience of childbirth as they continue their parenting journey.
Our Experience as Doulas
- We have worked in all of the hospitals in NoVA and with many, many local care providers during our years as birth workers
- Certified DONA birth doulas. Certified by the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. Licensed Massage Therapist. Trained in Spinning Babies, Rebozo, and Lactation Services.
- Breastfeeding support. We are passionate about breastfeeding and helping mothers and babies begin their breastfeeding relationship.
- Trained birth assistants
About the Call the Doulas Team of Northern Virginia
Marilyn Alger NCBTMB
Licensed massage therapist, birth doula, CD (DONA), experienced birth assistant, mother of four and grandmother of many.
Cathy Caputo CD(DONA)
CERTIFIED BIRTH DOULA, FORMER US ARMY OFFICER, MOTHER OF FOUR, BREASTFEEDING FOCUS.
Marilyn Alger
I have worked as both a doula and a birth assistant since 1993 and attended more than 1200 births. I am a board certified massage therapist, specializing in prenatal and postpartum massage. Among my favorite continuing education experiences are Spinning Babies with Gail Tully, which I have attended several times; World Confluence of birth and body workers, to learn advanced techniques; Karen Strange's Perinatal Psychology and NRP; Tom Meyers Anatomy Trains; and myofacial techniques involving the pelvis.
I married my husband Tony in 1983 and have four children together, two of which were born in a hospital, one at a birth center, and one at home. I also have numerous grandchildren. Outside of birth, my greatest joys are my faith and my family. I also love playing with my grandchildren, planning family events, gardening and sewing. I look forward to helping your birth journey!
Cathy Caputo
I became a DONA certified birth doula after having four children in four years, and dove head-first into supporting expectant mothers. I love helping mothers and their partners empower themselves to have positive, well-supported birth experiences for many reasons, but especially because they can take that foundational experience into their parenting and become immensely empowered parents.
I’m certified in Neonatal Resuscitation by the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, trained in Gail Tully's Spinning Babies, trained to use a Rebozo by Gina Kirby, and am working towards becoming a Certified Lactation Consultant. I have a great affinity for families serving our country in the military, as I come from military families and served as an officer in the U.S. Army myself.
When I am not engaged in birth work, I enjoy spending time with my husband, children and dog, hiking and camping, reading, cycling, gardening and relaxing with a good glass of wine.